Jan 9, 2026 9:00:01 AM
The strike of midnight. The confetti falls. The world buzzes with the excitement of fresh starts and ambitious resolutions, somehow transcending all their cares. It might feel like watching fireworks from far away in the dark of a hospital room.
You look over at your child, an anxious crease in...
Dec 16, 2025 9:00:00 AM
When your child is facing cancer treatment, the holidays bring an unexpected layer of complexity to age-old traditions.
That letter to Santa sitting on the kitchen counter might list "no more cancer" right alongside requests for LEGOs and video games. The elf on the shelf feels trivial when you're...
Dec 3, 2025 9:00:00 AM
When you’re immunocompromised, you may be tempted–and told–to just “stay home,” during the winter months. But for those with delicate immune systems, like kids with cancer, it’s not a viable (or wise) solution.
Kids need fresh air, social connection, and the simple joy of experiencing winter, even...
Nov 18, 2025 9:00:04 AM
Thanksgiving brings families together—and with them come questions. For children with cancer and their siblings, the dinner table can feel like an interview they didn't sign up for.
Well-meaning relatives ask about treatment, prognosis, and how everyone's "really doing," often forgetting that kids...
Nov 4, 2025 9:00:06 AM
The holiday season brings unique challenges for families facing childhood cancer. While the world sparkles with celebration, these families balance treatment schedules, hospital stays, and exhaustion—physical and emotional.
Whether you’re part of their extended family, friends, or just people in...
Oct 21, 2025 8:59:59 AM
Learning that a friend's child has cancer leaves most of us speechless. You want to help, to comfort, to say the perfect thing—but what is the perfect thing? Your heart aches for them, yet words feel inadequate, even if you say the “right” things.
You worry about saying something wrong, so...
Oct 7, 2025 8:59:59 AM
In the world of childhood cancer, victory doesn't always look like ringing the bell at the end of treatment. Sometimes it looks like keeping breakfast down after chemo. Sometimes it's walking to the playroom instead of using a wheelchair. Sometimes it's simply laughing at a silly joke on a hard day.
Sep 23, 2025 9:00:06 AM
When your child faces cancer treatment, knowing what to pack for hospital stays can bring a small sense of control during an overwhelming time. After talking with countless families who've walked this path, we've compiled this comprehensive guide to help you prepare for both planned admissions and...
Sep 9, 2025 9:00:00 AM
Walking into a hospital room to visit a child with cancer can feel overwhelming. You want to bring joy and normalcy to their day, but finding the right words isn't always easy. The good news? Kids facing illness are still kids who love to laugh, dream, and talk about everything except being sick.
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Aug 26, 2025 9:00:00 AM
You're sitting under harsh fluorescent lights, gripping your child's hand so tightly your knuckles ache. The anxiety that's been gnawing at you for weeks now feels suffocating—you'd been waiting for the doctor to call with test results, but instead, they asked you to come in.
And there, in that...
