11/21/2025
Being a heart parent means learning to carry storms no one else can see. There are countless moments when you’re battling your own fear, grief, and worry, all while doing everything possible to keep your child feeling nothing but warmth and light.
Heart parents know this struggle all too well. The weight of what-ifs, the uncertainty of the future, the anxiety before appointments or surgeries, and the surge of emotions that rises the moment you walk into a hospital. The desire to give your warrior the whole world while simultaneously wanting to protect them inside the safest bubble imaginable… it’s a constant push and pull that never truly fades.
Yet our heart warriors rarely see these storms. They don’t feel the winds or the rain because we stand between them and the weather. We shelter them with everything we have, our strength, our love, our hope. We work tirelessly to make sure their days are filled with sunshine, even when clouds hover over our own.
And even on the days when our hearts feel heavy, when the grief or fear feels overwhelming, when simply getting up takes courage, we still rise. We still choose to be their umbrella, their protector, their source of light.
To every heart parent facing storms that most will never understand: I see you. I see how hard you fight to make sure your child never feels a drop of the rain you’re standing in. I see your bravery as you walk through uncertainty, advocate through fear, and hold onto hope even when the skies darken.
It is exhausting to weather your own storm while being the shelter for someone you love more than anything. Yet you show up, day after day.
And on the hardest days, please remember:
You don’t have to hold the umbrella alone.
There is a community of heart parents ready to stand behind you, beside you, and over you offering shelter when you need a break from the storm.
