“Advocacy directly helps Soraya and her quality of life, but it also helps every kid and their family. It gives Soraya’s life, and the struggles that we go through, a purpose."
Tasha Faruqui, quoted from a featured article published by the Children’s Hospital Association
Advocacy
Tasha is a passionate advocate for parents of medically complex children and those with limited life expectancies.
Previously serving as a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholar, Tasha now works in the Cincinnati community as a pediatrician and educator. She is a Make-A-Wish Ambassador, a community preceptor for doctors in residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and sits on the boards of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation, George Mark Children’s House, and the Hamilton County Department of Developmental Disability Services.
Pictured: Tasha shaking hands with Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st U.S. Surgeon General, at the 2025 Inclusion Seekers Summit.
Select Media Mentions
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How We Helped Our Daughter Make the Medical Decision That’s Right for Her
The Conversation Project
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Living with the Unknown: Soraya’s Story
Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services
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Advocacy Through Adversity: Dr. Tasha Faruqui’s Inspiring Journey
The Roadmap for Emotional Health Project from the American Board of Pediatrics
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Demand for Pediatric Hospice Respite Accelerating
Hospice News
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This mom is trying to keep it together, but her teenager is dying
USA Today
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Cincinnati Teen in Hospice Care After Battling Unknown Illness
Inside Edition
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She's 12 and dying. Doctors don't know why. It's not stopping her joy.
WCPO 9 Cincinnati
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Soraya and Her Family Keep Their Heads Up
George Mark Children’s House
Get Griefy Magazine
The Kids Issue of Get Griefy is a first of its kind grief resource that highlights inspiring teens, young people, grief professionals, and organizations who know what it actually looks like to walk alongside a grieving kid.
Inside Edition feature
Inside Edition is television's longest-running, top-rated, and most-honored syndicated newsmagazine. Boasting 18.5+ million followers across platforms, Tasha and the Faruqui family jumped at the opportunity to share Soraya’s story when they were contacted by the Inside Edition team.
2024 Emmy Winner
To Love and Be Loved, a short film created by Make-A-Wish OH, KY & IN to showcase the impact Soraya’s wish trip to Hawaii had on the Faruqui family, was awarded an Emmy in the Human Interest – Short or Long Form Content category at the 2024 Ohio Valley Emmy Awards.
Advocacy in Action
Watch Tasha and her family’s news feature, She’s 12 and dying. Doctors don’t know why. It’s not stopping her joy. Originally shared by WCPO Cincinnati, the story was picked up by news stations across the country and has now been shared in nearly every state in the U.S.
Podcast Features
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Keep Your Head Up: Dr. Tasha Faruqui on Anticipatory Grief, Joy, and a Mother’s Fierce Hope
Empowered By Hope Podcast
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Dr. Tasha Faruqui and Chasing Joy in the Shadow of Anticipatory Grief
Solving for Joy Podcast
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When Love Asks You to Let Go: Parenting, Grief, and Surrender with Dr. Tasha Faruqui
Grief and Light Podcast
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How to Let Go: Family Trauma, Repair, and Finding Joy Again (w/ Dr. Tasha Faruqui)
Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs Podcast
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Two Hats, Revisited with Dr. Tasha Faruqui
PediPal Podcast
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Chasing Joy in the Face of Grief with Dr. Tasha Faruqui
Inner Peace and Power Podcast
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When A Dying Child Sees Angels
Life, Death, & The Space Between Podcast
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Anticipatory Grief with Dr. Tasha Faruqui
The Outsmart Burnout Podcast
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