Losing Mom to Breast Cancer at 10: Paige’s story of grief and healing

For The Hayters: The Stories We Survive · Sep 29, 2025 · 50m

At just ten years old, Paige lost her mom to breast cancer. The people who were supposed to protect her left her feeling alone, and she carried that grief in silence for years. Paige opens up about growing up without support, being told to get over it, turning to drinking to cope, and what it meant to finally build the family she always longed for.

This episode is about breaking cycles, choosing boundaries, and finding healing in the everyday love of chosen family, a steady partner, and two little boys who turned on the lights. Paige’s story is a reminder that even when the people you needed…