A Mother Still – Rebecca’s Story of Losing Her Son to Leukemia

In this powerful episode of A Seat at the Table: Stories of Mother Grief, Dr. Tammy Isaac welcomes guest Rebecca Foster, who vulnerably shares her experience of losing her 13-year-old son to leukemia at the age of 21. Rebecca’s story is one of deep pain, enduring love, and the sacred promise she made to her son before he passed: “Don’t forget me." Together, we explore what it means to live after such a devastating loss—the regrets, the loss of identity, and the struggle to find direction when grief has taken over your purpose. Dr. Isaac reflects on the spiritual and emotional reality of child loss, offering a tender lens on how parents can carry their children’s memory with them while still learning to breathe, live, and even honor them in small, meaningful ways. This episode is for every mother who is still mothering through grief. Your child is not forgotten. And your seat at the table is already set.