Posts by: Colin Balfe

Colin Balfe is the Founder and Chief Content Officer of Love What Matters. Colin was inspired to start Love What Matters after his mother passed from Ovarian cancer. Through his grieving process, he saw the need to connect a like minded community around a deeply personal storytelling platform. He's proudest of the communities within LWM, strangers united by powerful and impactful experiences, underserved people connecting around mutual challenges, hopes and dreams. These communities include Adoption, Mental Health, Infertility, Addiction, Grief, Special Needs Parenting, LGBTQ+ and many more.

‘She will save many lives. There are going to be two kids who make it a lot longer because of her.’: Parents urge organ donation after infant loss

“They expected her last breath to happen any moment. An hour goes by. A nurse still by my side waiting to call time of death. The doctors are shocked. We all are. We were not expecting this.”

Colin Balfe - Jan 03, 2019

‘I’ll never have a baby because I can’t stay sober.’ I revealed my addiction and her face lit up. Why did she want to pray for me when she was the one dying?’: Woman gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby she was told wouldn’t live

“I got married in the hospital chapel with our closest friends and family. Little CJ got to come out of the NICU to be the tiniest ring bearer in history. His nurses brought him in a little wagon with all his tubes and machines in his preemie tux.”

Colin Balfe - Jan 02, 2019

‘I woke up, confused why he hadn’t come to get me. I came downstairs and found him dead on the floor. I was too late.’

“The next day I received a call. It was a voice I hadn’t heard in a while. ‘Hey, remember me?’ It was my dad! I rushed to the hospital in tears. My dad, my best friend, was dying.”

Colin Balfe - Jan 02, 2019

‘My sister yells into the kitchen for me in a panic. I ran over and our grandma was convulsing, breathing differently and was unresponsive.’

“We were going to pick out my wedding dress. It was just three months until my wedding date and my grandma was still feeling decent. Then, my worst nightmare was coming true. I made the decision to have our wedding in the hospital in less then 24 hours.”

Colin Balfe - Jan 02, 2019

‘I listened to my boys rattle off their wish list to Santa. Tears filled my eyes as I knew they would probably never receive all these things.’: Mom struggles during the holidays, ‘Christmas is a magical time, right?’

“And what does mom want this year?’ Crying, I quietly answered, ‘A New Life?’ Santa hugged me and whispered in my ear, ‘I’ll see what I can do.’ Life began to change in the most wonderful way.”

Colin Balfe - Dec 24, 2018

Love What Matters Makes The 2018 Chartbeat List Of Most Engaging Stories – Twice

In February, we launched Love What Matters with the dream of building a community around hope, support, compassion, healing and kindness. From day one, you embraced us with open arms, learning, opening up and connecting with one other. Today, we’re proud Love What Matters has two stories on the 2018 Chartbeat List of Most Engaging …

Colin Balfe - Dec 18, 2018

‘Hey, Grace. A baby girl was abandoned at the hospital. She doesn’t even have a name. Can you come pick her up in an hour?’: Couple adopt abandoned baby with special needs

“I open the fridge, over and over, to prove to children there is always food. I attend IEP meetings and I advocate for kids. But you know what else I do?”

Colin Balfe - Dec 06, 2018

A woman with a port wine stain birthmark on her face and her partner lying on their backs outdoors.

‘He didn’t understand why anyone would see it as an issue, or as a valid reason to not date a girl.’: Woman with port wine stain birthmark finds true love

“It was obvious on my dating profile. It was shown in all my pictures, it was written within my ‘about me’ section. I was intentional about it being obvious.”

Colin Balfe - Jun 23, 2018

‘Perhaps one day a mom won’t have to adopt her own child.’: Interracial LGBTQ couple explains hurdles of becoming a mom

“If I can show them Kim and I are just two normal people who fell deeply in love and just needed someone to share it with, then perhaps one day these questions will stop.”

Colin Balfe - May 15, 2018

Colin Balfe

‘She will save many lives. There are going to be two kids who make it a lot longer because of her.’: Parents urge organ donation after infant loss

‘I’ll never have a baby because I can’t stay sober.’ I revealed my addiction and her face lit up. Why did she want to pray for me when she was the one dying?’: Woman gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby she was told wouldn’t live

‘I woke up, confused why he hadn’t come to get me. I came downstairs and found him dead on the floor. I was too late.’

‘My sister yells into the kitchen for me in a panic. I ran over and our grandma was convulsing, breathing differently and was unresponsive.’

‘I listened to my boys rattle off their wish list to Santa. Tears filled my eyes as I knew they would probably never receive all these things.’: Mom struggles during the holidays, ‘Christmas is a magical time, right?’

Love What Matters Makes The 2018 Chartbeat List Of Most Engaging Stories – Twice

‘Hey, Grace. A baby girl was abandoned at the hospital. She doesn’t even have a name. Can you come pick her up in an hour?’: Couple adopt abandoned baby with special needs

‘He didn’t understand why anyone would see it as an issue, or as a valid reason to not date a girl.’: Woman with port wine stain birthmark finds true love

‘Perhaps one day a mom won’t have to adopt her own child.’: Interracial LGBTQ couple explains hurdles of becoming a mom

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