My mom, Barbara, passed peacefully on August 30th after nearly 5 years of caregiving. For now, I’m taking some time away from performing and releasing music as I grieve, tend to my family, and begin navigating what comes next.
Dear Friends, Family, and Music Community,
After nearly 5 years of caregiving, my beautiful mom, Barbara, passed peacefully on August 30th, surrounded by her family.
For the past several years, and especially these last few months, much of my life has centered around caring for her as she navigated multiple strokes, dementia, disability, and long-term hospice care. Music, touring, recording, work, and much of life as I knew it had to take a back seat as I became her full-time caregiver.
Now, I find myself entering an entirely new chapter.
There is grief, of course. There is also an enormous amount to navigate as my family and I honor my mom, lay her to rest, tend to her home and affairs, and begin figuring out what life looks like after such a long and all-encompassing season of caregiving.
For the moment, Cornflower performances, touring, and new releases remain on pause while I give myself and my family the time and space needed to move through this transition.
Music has always been one of the ways I make sense of being alive, and I know I will return to it. In many ways, I imagine everything I’ve lived through these past several years will eventually find its way into the music, art, and experiences I create next.
But right now, I am allowing myself to simply be here.
To grieve.
To celebrate my mom.
To tend to what needs tending.
To rest.
To listen.
And, eventually, to begin again.
To everyone who has supported my mom and me throughout this journey through donations, meals, messages, prayers, friendship, music, showing up at performances, sharing my work, or simply reminding me that I wasn’t carrying all of this alone: thank you.
Your love has carried us more than you know.
If you feel called to continue supporting me during this transition, financial contributions are still deeply appreciated as I navigate funeral and estate responsibilities and begin rebuilding my livelihood after several years of caregiving.
And if financial support isn’t possible, your messages, prayers, shares, music, friendship, and love are equally welcome. ❤️
Thank you for giving me the space to move through this moment.
I’ll see you on the other side of it.
With love and gratitude,
Cornflower
