Forever Healing Grief Retreat Connect with a community of bereaved parents.Share your child’s story and learn new healthy ways to grieve. This weekend retreat will offer both reflective release and hopeful perspective to parents that have lost a child to illness. Our vision at Rett’s Roost is to cultivate a community of families pursuing a … Read more
Paddleboard Yoga for Moms & Teens A morning on the water to find your balance in nature. Most people have at least tried yoga, and some have tried stand-up paddle (SUP) boarding,but who’s done both at one time?! This therapeutic activity sounds tough, but we promise it doesn’t hurt to fall off a SUP board. … Read more
Fall Healing Nest Retreat Connect with other bereaved families and experience fall on the farm in Maine. In Collaboration with: Healing Nest Retreats bring together three families that have been impacted by childhood cancer and child loss, but do not incorporate the jam-packed schedule we offer at our larger family retreat in the summer. You’ll … Read more
Caring for the Caregiver Retreat A unique weekend of self-care for parents. Create space for yourself and find community amongst people who have been in your shoes. At this retreat, we will bring together parents of children with cancer and other chronic illnesses to recharge their spirits and dive into a few deep healing techniques. … Read more
One Mission Open to Healing Family Retreat Experience a meaningful week with other families that understand your loss. Open yourself and your family up to healing grief in new ways. Sponsored by: At Rett’s Roost, we show people ways to experience moments of joy & gratitude amidst their grief. While we cannot hope to relieve … Read more
Positively Healing Family Retreat Join us this summer to connect and heal with other families that have a child recovering from cancer. Sponsored by: Kids Activities offered by: We understand that when a child goes through cancer treatment, the burden befalls the entire family.Finding peace and joy in life again can be tricky after the … Read more
Check out our new individual family mini-retreats at Shilo Farm! This one is over Indigenous People’s Day weekend and is for families who have lost a child to cancer.
Jon Wall is the father of Zach, who passed away at the age of 16 in 2021 from a form of bone cancer, osteosarcoma. He misses Zach every day. With the desire to make the journey easier for families that face childhood cancer, Jon is honoring Zach’s legacy by telling Zach’s story and creating a nonprofit in his name, Zach’s Bridge.
I suppose if you count the months in my belly, we got to know Rett for a year and a half. It’s a terribly short time to know someone–especially someone who you love more than life. And when I think back to that time when he was physically present with us, of course the only … Read more
Come have a blast honoring mom with families in our cancer and child loss community.
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