Life After Love, The Estevan Kane Sugiyama Foundation

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With a mission to turn the loss of our only child into purpose, Life After Love Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit was born to provide financial aid and introduce healing tools to help grieving individuals navigate their grief journey.

🍷𝐖𝐄’𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓!🍷We are beyond grateful to announce that our Food & Wine Pairing Event on June 28th is completely sold o...
06/18/2026

🍷𝐖𝐄’𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓!🍷
We are beyond grateful to announce that our Food & Wine Pairing Event on June 28th is completely sold out! To each and every one of you who purchased a ticket — thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Your support means the world to us.
We are also deeply moved by the generosity of those who went above and beyond with additional donations. Your kindness and generosity are a true testament to the incredible community we are so fortunate to be a part of.
We cannot wait to share a beautiful evening of incredible food, exceptional wine, and even better company with all of you on June 28th. Stay tuned for more details — this is going to be a night to remember! 🍷✨

06/15/2026

In 2019, we booked a family photo shoot with a new photographer — ready for a fresh start after years with the photographer who had captured our family since Estevan’s birth. When we arrived at the location, around the corner came this tiny, spunky, radiant woman with the biggest smile. She instantly put us all at ease and set the perfect tone for our shoot.

From that moment, she became our go-to for everything — family photos, a friend’s engagement, even Darren’s book signing. And to this day, she is still making an impact on our lives.

There are simply no words for the gratitude we feel toward the people who carry Estevan’s light forward in their own lives. Jonah, Noah and Vlad have taken Estevan along on their travels, keeping his memory alive in the most beautiful way — from the Great Pyramid of Giza, Cabo, Positano, and Capri, to the Dodgers parade, Mammoth, and Japan… and now Paris Disneyland, Switzerland, and Belgium.

We traveled to so many places with Estevan, but we simply ran out of time. And yet, this family continues to take him with them — showing him the world through their eyes.

With the deepest gratitude and hearts as full as they can be, we thank them for the way they honor our son. 💜

If you are looking for a wedding photographer or wedding planner, please look no further. They are simply the best — not just at what they do, but in who they are. We could not recommend them more.

Ps, dis w mention that they are pickleball addicted!? Check out their Pickleball events Paddle N’ Boba Social

Luxury Wedding & Event Producer - Los Angeles
Jonah Rodriguez
Noah Alexander Blakeman
Vlad Stepanok

Even as I carry my own broken heart, I hurt for my husband. Mamas get a lot of love and support, but let’s make sure we’...
06/08/2026

Even as I carry my own broken heart, I hurt for my husband. Mamas get a lot of love and support, but let’s make sure we’re showing up for the Papas too. With Father’s Day just around the corner check on the dads. Ask them how they’re doing. Let them cry. Let them talk. Let them grieve without expecting them to hold it all together. They are hurting too.

• Check in without an agenda - simply ask “how are you really doing?”
and mean it - you don’t have to have the right words, just simply be present and willing to listen goes a long way
• Let him grieve his way - dads are often expected to stay strong and hold it together. Give him permission to cry, be angry, to fall apart without judgment or trying to fix it.
• Say their child’s name - Don’t be afraid to bring up his child in conversation. Hearing their name spoken out loud is a gift. It lets him know his child is not forgotten by you.
• Show up practically- Bring food or take them out for a meal, mow their lawn, help with errands. Grief is exhausting and small acts of service can lift an enormous weight during an impossible time.
• Keep showing up - The calls and check-in tend to slow down after the first few weeks, but grief doesn’t. Reach out on ordinary days, on hard anniversaries, and especially around Father’s Day. Consistency means everything.

Grief doesn’t look the same for everyone, and dad’s deserve a safe space to feel it all too.
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06/03/2026

💜 30 DAYS OF LOVE 💜

Today marks 30 days until my son’s 2nd Angelversary. It seems like a lifetime ago since we held him in our arms.

On July 3rd, it will be two years since Estevan left this world. Two years since our lives changed forever. And yet, not a day goes by that his love isn’t still present and deeply missed.

Estevan was 14 years old when he died.

So today, we’re launching the $𝟏𝟒 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 in honor of his 14 years of life, love, laughter, kindness, and impact.

For the next 30 days, we’re inviting our community to help us carry his love forward.

✨ Give $14
✨ Share this post
✨ Tag someone who believes love never ends

Every donation supports grieving families through Life After Love and helps provide financial aide, hope, healing, and connection to those navigating unimaginable loss.

My greatest fear after losing Estevan was that the world would forget him.

But because of this community, his love continues to ripple outward every single day.

We invite you to be part of a movement that is literally changing lives and helping parents rediscover themselves and rebuild with hope. Thank you for helping us honor his legacy. And thank you for bringing healing to the broken hearted.

Because love doesn’t end.

It transforms.

💜 Donate: www.LifeAfterLove.org

05/29/2026

The truth is, we were trying to survive something that took pieces of us with it.

People talk about loss like it only means losing someone else, but they never talk about losing the version of yourself that existed before it happened. the person who laughed easier. trusted easier. slept easier. the person who didn’t carry heaviness into every room. the person who didn’t replay memories at 2am wondering what they could’ve done differently.

Grief changes the way you love, the way you speak, the way you react, the way you exist.

The world often talks about grief as if it’s a timeline with a clear beginning, middle, and end. It’s described in “stag...
05/28/2026

The world often talks about grief as if it’s a timeline with a clear beginning, middle, and end. It’s described in “stages,” as if it’s a ladder to climb until reaching the top and magically healing. But the reality is much more like a labyrinth. Or an ocean. 🌊

Some days, the water is perfectly calm. There is laughter, normal routines, and a feeling of finding solid ground again This is the non-linear path of grief. The downs don’t mean a person is failing or moving backward; they just mean the love ran incredibly deep. 💜

05/27/2026

Can we talk about how exhausting it is when grief blindsides you?

Grief has a way of hiding in the ordinary things, just waiting to catch us off guard. If a smell or a piece of clothing brought back all the sadness today, please be gentle with yourself. Healing isn’t linear.

If you need a safe space to process your grief, please visit Life After Love. Our foundation is dedicated to supporting you through life after loss. Click the link in our bio to learn more. 📲

05/24/2026

We are nearing two years since we lost our son, and his friends continue to amaze us. A few days ago, I received this photo of Maddox Rossi on the lacrosse field — he had added a Life After Love sticker to his helmet.
As parents, it’s moments like these that warm our hearts more than words can say. Knowing that Estevan is still remembered, still carried by his friends — it brings us what I can only describe as micro joys. Small, unexpected moments of light in this heavy grief.
Thank you, , for still showing up — for us, for yourself, and for Estevan. You are so loved! 💜

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Orange, CA

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