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Facing Farewell: Navigating Your Parent’s Terminal Illness

October 28, 2026

Jen Babakhan describes how she found God’s comfort and peace as she navigated the painful experience of her mother’s terminal illness. She shares insights on discovering joy in sorrow, helping children deal with grief, and finding hope in anticipating reunion with loved ones in Heaven.

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Facing Farewell: Navigating Your Parent’s Terminal Illness October 28, 2026
Death is a topic none of us likes to talk about. Rationally, we know that death is inevitable, but the complex reactions of grief, fear, and anger associated with it are rarely rational. Author Jen Babakhan was forced to wrestle with the harsh realities of death on Mother’s Day weekend a few years ago when […]

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