Imagine hearing the word “terminal” when the child you love is only 3 years old.

Then imagine having to climb into her hospital bed, hold her close and somehow find enough strength to be the mother she still needs you to be.

That is the heartbreaking reality Jade LaRee’s mother says her family is facing.

Jade, a little girl from Estill Springs, Tennessee, is going through an incredibly difficult medical battle. For her family, every hospital visit now carries a weight that no parent should ever have to experience.

While Jade is still so young, her mother is trying to remain strong beside her — holding her, comforting her and making sure she knows she is loved, even when the situation feels frightening and uncertain.

There are no easy words for a parent who has been told that their child’s illness is terminal.

There is only the decision to stay beside her, one moment at a time.

To hold her a little тιԍнтer.

To treasure every smile.

And to keep hoping even when the future feels impossibly uncertain.

Right now, Jade and her family need support, prayers and compᴀssion as they face this heartbreaking chapter together.

Please keep little Jade, her mother and their entire family in your thoughts and prayers. May they be surrounded by strength, comfort and love through every difficult day ahead.