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Five Years Forward: A Turning Point for Every Working Parent Carrying the Unthinkable

Turning Point on The Fifth Turn™ Holding my daughter's hand at the hospital the day she was diagnosed in 2020. Five years. It’s astonishing how two words can hold so much — memory, relief, gratitude, grief, and a thousand moments I will never forget. Five years ago, my daughter was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Two and a half years of chemotherapy — during a global pandemic — while trying to be somewhat of an asset at work, an all-star cancer mom,

Mitsue Shiokawa

Nov 24, 20255 min read

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Holding Onto Our Humanity in a World That’s Tired

Lately, I’ve felt it everywhere — the quiet exhaustion that pulses beneath conversations, meetings, even small talk. People are doing their best, but the air feels so darn heavy. We scroll through headlines, absorb loss, absorb change, and then go about our day as if our nervous systems aren’t trembling from it all. And yet, even in the fatigue, there’s something we can still choose: to stay human. 1. Humanity as a Daily Practice Staying human isn’t passive. It’s a conscious

Mitsue Shiokawa

Nov 3, 20253 min read

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Five Years Forward: A Turning Point for Every Working Parent Carrying the Unthinkable

Holding Onto Our Humanity in a World That’s Tired