Heather Gulde shares her story of hope and explores the nuances of hope as a powerful and valid choice, even in uncertain moments. Heather Gulde teaches literature at a large high school in northeast Louisiana. Her son’s cancer diagnosis at the age of 3 sparked her role in speaking to raise awareness and funding for catastrophic pediatric disease research. As her son’s remission became a shocking genetic diagnosis, Heather and her son began to explore the power of hope in living toward a cure and the quality of that life. She shares their story to offer encouragement to those who find themselves in circumstances that seem hopeless. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx