THE PLAN: Walking to Heaven’s Door

THE PLAN: Walking to Heaven’s DoorWhat do you say to your nine year old child when you know he’s dying?In this episode of Honestly, I’m Fine, I tell the story people have quietly wondered about but were too afraid to ask. The conversation Kingston and I had before he died. The movie that became our roadmap. The “plan” we made together. And the impossible reality of trying to prepare your child for death while the rest of the world argues about attendance policies, parking spaces, and pretending everything is fine.This episode is raw, funny in places it probably shouldn’t be, devastating in others, and deeply human. We talk about fear, love, parenthood, childhood illness, the lies people tell themselves about positivity, and what happens when a child understands more than the adults around him.We also talk about:• why children know more than people think• the impossible pressure parents face during childhood cancer• the difference between hope and denial• grief, school systems, avoidance, and anger• The Notebook becoming accidental emotional hospice care• the promise Kingston made to me on our couch that nightThis is Part One.Part Two is next week.🎙️ Honestly, I’m FineNew episodes every Tuesday.Listen + follow:YouTube: @HonestlyImFineInstagram: @hautemess_laTikTok: @haute__messWebsites:MaileNavarro.comLiveLikeKingston.org#HonestlyImFine #Grief #ChildLoss #Podcast #Motherhood #Healing #BrainCancerAwareness #PediatricCancer #LifeAfterLoss #MentalHealth