JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man is using his personal loss to help others navigate the difficult journey of caring for a loved one in hospice.
Chase Gomez watched his mother die from endometrial cancer, a disease that affects one in 36 women and claims more than 13,000 lives annually.
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Gomez documented his experience on TikTok, sharing raw and vulnerable moments that resonated with thousands.
“She was a silent caregiver. She was always supportive in everything I did,” he said of his mother.
Sitting by her side for 18 days in hospice, he never left — capturing insights and lessons along the way.
“She knew exactly what I was doing,” Gomez recalled. “She told me, ‘What we’re doing,’ not ‘what I’m doing.’”
His videos cover practical tips he learned, like using alcohol pads to help with nausea and how to change bedding for a patient—simple but crucial skills.
@checkonyourmom She was surrounded by love in her final days. Her husband. Her sisters. Her grandchildren. Her great-grandchild. And me—her son, who promised to stay until the end. This isn’t just a goodbye. It’s the beginning of her legacy. “Check On Your Mom” was born out of our journey— A way to raise awareness for endometrial cancer. To support caregivers navigating the hardest moments. To make sure more families catch it before it’s too late. The love that surrounded her… Now extends to every family we hope to help. 💜 Wear your support. 💜 Share the mission. 💜 Start the conversation. #CheckOnYourMom #EndometrialCancerAwareness #GriefToPurpose #CaregiverSupport #LegacyOfLove #COYM #CancerAwareness #MomMatters #HospiceLove #WomensHealthMatters #PurpleHeartsForHer #UntilTheEnd ♬ Spirit Lead Me - Piano Version - Clavier
Through his TikTok account and a website called Check On Your Mom, Gomez hopes to start conversations and encourage people to check in on their loved ones.
“Check on your mom is really the conversation starter,” he said. “It’s something you could say in passing, and that person is going to be left with that thought.”
Gomez’s journey also includes sobriety, which he embraced the day his mother was diagnosed.
“The sobriety part really helped me out so much,” he said.
Despite the pain, Gomez found moments of humor with his mother.
“I told her, ‘Mom, this is the worst Airbnb ever,’ and I gave it zero stars,” he said. “She laughed so hard, even in her frail state.”
Now sober and thriving, Gomez rates cancer zero out of five stars and hopes to prepare others for the battle ahead.
“I need to give this to other people, because if I’m disorganized now, there are other people that are disorganized as well,” he said.
