Upcoming: Keep Your Head Up: Book Talk with Author Dr. Tasha Faruqui

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Tasha Faruqui, whose new book Keep Your Head Up is a testament to the depth of familial love and our ability to endure in the face of childhood terminal illness. When author and pediatrician Dr. Tasha Faruqui gave birth to her second daughter, Soraya, she knew immediately that something was wrong. Yet as years passed and every medical test for Soraya came back normal or inconclusive, Tasha began to realize that science doesn’t always have the answers, and there are some issues in life that simply cannot be fixed. Yet, we can continue to find happy moments and celebrate the beauty of what we have.

This story gives a voice to parents and loved ones of terminally ill children, illuminating the way to comfort, community, and unbreakable hope. This book discusses terminal pediatric illness — and its impact on the family, especially the siblings and the child herself — with raw honesty. It demonstrates how families can provide transparency to life-limited children around a terminal diagnosis, comfort them when they are afraid of what comes next, and continue to embrace life despite ongoing challenges.

This event will take place on Monday, October 27th at 8:00 pm ET (7:00 pm CT, 6:00 pm MT, 5:00 pm PT).