We understand that when a child is diagnosed with cancer or other chronic illness, the entire family is affected. At Rett’s Roost we provide support for sick kids, their siblings, and their parents.
When your child is diagnosed with a serious illness like cancer, most people seek out others that have walked the path before them. Peer support is crucial for processing our traumas.
Rett’s Roost offers free, meaningful retreats and social gatherings that bring families together, cultivate hope and healing, and remind them how to feel joy again in their lives.
To be a source of hope and healing for families impacted by childhood cancer and child loss, offering holistic retreats and meaningful gatherings that create connection, while honoring the process of grief and the power of love. We believe in cultivating a community of families pursuing a path of healing through shared experiences of joy and reflection.
Yoga is the body and heart-centered work we need to do to move grief and trauma through our psyche, leaving behind just pure love and gratitude for the person you lost.
Organized By: Rett’s Roost
If you lost a child, you may feel like there is no where to turn for support. During this weekend we’ll honor your child’s memory with others that understand your pain.
Our Second Decade Annual Appeal is now live! You can make an end-of-year donation to support our work for the next ten years!
New York
Aiden’s parents are not grateful for their child’s cancer—but they are eternally grateful for the people it brought into their life.
Connecticut
The kids laughed, swam, and connected with other kids in a safe space where they could just be themselves.
Bella’s Joy
At the family retreat, my son, who was deeply affected by losing his sister, felt less alone meeting peers who had lost a sibling.
New Jersey
God’s hands have truly been on Giza, and a world of opportunity awaits her.
New York
Rett’s Roost is a loving and supportive program that makes us feel understood, heard, and supported in all the ways we need.
Massachusetts
Rachel and her family attended the Positively Healing Retreat at Medomak Family Camp in Washington, ME this past summer (2024).
New Hampshire
It’s been really nice to connect with other bereaved parents on the monthly zoom and hear how they are continuing to cope and survive.
New Hampshire
Rett’s Roost is a full circle of support. We were able to meet people and connect–that is everything.
Kittery, Maine
Rett’s Roost has gone above and beyond to make us feel that we are not alone in this crazy world of cancer and child loss…
Portland, Maine
Rett’s Roost provides this amazing space and experiences where the parents and kids are celebrated…
Dover, New Hampshire
Be patient and positive. Advocate for your child’s needs. Try not to overthink about the future, just live one day at a time.
New York
We have found that compassionately supporting other bereaved families helps us carry our own grief, and our child forward.
Ohios
Somehow if you meet the right person or people; they can help bring some life back into you. Put a little sparkle back in your eye.
Vermont
Find other families in the cancer community, tell each other your stories, there is strength is hearing what others have been through.
Maryland
You welcomed Cori, my boys, and myself with open arms and have always been genuine and shown such compassion, love, and understanding.
New Hampshire
Connecting with families has been so powerful… in a space for us to authentically connect with each other and openly grieve.
New Jersey
Our retreat was a pivotal experience for our family and helped bring us together and I believe it made us stronger.
Maine
This organization has helped rebuild my mind, body, family, and community.
Massachusetts
In the moments when a gift or dinner is dropped off, you are also given an ear to listen and a connection to a community that is there.
New Hampshire
We have thoroughly enjoyed attending the retreats and meeting other families who have gone through a childhood cancer diagnosis.
Maine
Rett’s Roost has opened a door for our family that did not exist. It has helped us in our grief journey to not feel so alone.
New Hampshire
Shilo farm was a magical weekend. We enjoyed the intimacy of being with other families who understand.
Massachusettts
Parent circles were the best part of the retreat. It feels so powerful, because it’s something we can talk about together and process.
New York
I just felt like family when I walked through the doors. It was so easy to talk to everyone there.
New Hampshire
RR is special in that despite its roots in grief, Deana & Jim also open their hearts to survivors which makes them very special indeed.
California
We came away from our Rett’s Roost Retreat with renewed hope, love & purpose.
Massachusetts
Meeting and spending time with others who can relate feels like home to us, and the retreat was one way of connecting in that way.
Massaachusetts
Healing is a journey that will last a lifetime, just like the connections and friendships I’ve made through such a caring organization.
Ohio
This has been so hard for us! We attend this retreat to meet people who really understand what we go through and gain coping skills.
New Hampshire
Thank you to Deana and Jim, for sharing your love for Rett with us through your retreat. It was a wonderful experience for our family.