Leonardo's smile

Supporting children who can no longer live with their parents to have access to safe and loving homes. In loving memory of Leonardo Vu Massa.

Jun 28, 2022

Turning pain into kindness

[This essay was first published in Vietnamese in the Vietnamese translation of the book “Surviving my first year of child loss”] “We had tried our best, but after 45 minutes,...

Jun 27, 2022

Ra mắt cuốn sách dịch dành cho các cha mẹ mất con - The Vietnamese translation of the book for grieving parents has been published

[English below] Sau gần một năm miệt mài làm việc giữa cao điểm đại dịch COVID-19 tại cả Việt Nam và Singapore, cuối cùng cuốn sách “Sống tiếp qua năm...

Jan 24, 2022

Ushering in the Year of the Tiger: No death, no fear

As the world is mourning the passing of the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, I recall a video of him teaching at Lang Mai in France about birth and...

Dec 18, 2021

2021 wrap-up: Our thankfulness to you

Almost two years into the pandemic, the world is heading toward an endemic “new normal”. For us, the new normal has a different meaning. It’s a world without the beautiful...

Oct 16, 2021

Our gift to bereaved parents in Vietnam

(Vietnamese below) Today marks the first anniversary of Leonardo’s passing. Since his loss, my strongest motivation to move forward is becoming a mother that Leonardo could be proud. I want...

Oct 3, 2021

Light a candle to honor our angel baby

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Join us to light a candle at 7pm on Oct 15 your local time to create an #InternationalWaveofLight to honor all babies...

May 8, 2021

A Mother’s Day without a child

Around this time last year, I joined the “10 day being a mom/dad challenge” on Facebook. Throughout the course of 10 days, I selected an image from a day in...

Apr 3, 2021

Celebrating while grieving

March was a special month for us as it marked the first year of Leonardo’s birth (It was Pinky’s birth month too!). It was arguably a very tough month for...

Feb 6, 2021

We hit 20k! Happy Year of the Ox

Tết (Lunar New Year) is just around the corner. While we are celebrating the season of family reunion and gatherings, let us give you some updates on how Leonardo’s Smile,...

Dec 31, 2020

Things we are grateful for in 2020

2020 is the year that many of us want to forget but will remember. In this year, our family experienced utmost happiness when Leonardo entered the world in March and...

Dec 21, 2020

The season of giving

More than any other time of the year, Christmas and New Year is when we reflect on what we have and what matters most to us. It also inspires us...

Nov 28, 2020

Thanksgiving, giving thanks

Yesterday, we received the best Thanksgiving gift ever! One of Enrico’s ex-colleagues made a donation of SGD1,500 to Leonardo’s Smile Fund. He also shared with us that he has been...

Nov 22, 2020

A loving home for every child

Almost 30 years ago, I went to a primary school in the suburb of Hanoi. Some of my classmates were a few years older than me, but somehow, they all...