Sep 15, 2026, 8:00:03 AM
Fifty years ago, a childhood cancer diagnosis carried seemingly impossible odds. Today, those odds look different in the best way. It happened because researchers, families, and advocates refused to let “impossible” get the last word.
Sep 1, 2026, 9:00:05 AM
A little hand tightens its fingers around yours. You look down into eyes that remind you of your own, beginning to brim with tears. The doctor has just said the word you’ve been dreading: cancer.
Aug 18, 2026, 9:00:01 AM
You're driving home. Out of nowhere, you picture your child's first day of college: you making up their dorm room bed and wishing them luck with a hug. Or maybe it’s the image of stepping into a hospital room; not for treatment, but to hold your first grandchild in your arms.
Maybe it’s as simple...
Aug 4, 2026, 9:00:00 AM
Today, you snapped at your partner over the dishwasher. It was a wash of rage that you know wasn’t proportional—they just forgot. Immediately after harsh words left your lips, you felt a pang of regret.
Jul 21, 2026, 9:00:04 AM
When a child in your life is diagnosed with cancer, most of the advice about what to say is aimed at the parents: call the mom, text the dad, and drop off a meal.
But what about the child?
What do you say when you're standing in front of them — at a family gathering, in a hospital room, at church,...
Jul 7, 2026, 9:00:00 AM
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the people around them — family, classmates, neighbors, strangers in a waiting room — often want to know what's happening. Some ask because they care, while some ask out of curiosity.
Jun 23, 2026, 9:00:05 AM
If your child has a scan coming up and the whole house feels tense, you're not imagining it. That particular dread that builds in the days before an MRI or CT has a name: scanxiety. It's so common among childhood cancer families that researchers and clinicians use the term routinely.
While naming...
Jun 9, 2026, 9:00:04 AM
You didn’t expect to become an expert in medications, appointments, test results, and care coordination. And yet, many days it can feel like you’re carrying all of that while also trying to be the steady, comforting presence your child needs.
May 26, 2026, 8:00:01 AM
There’s news that’s hard to hear in person, and news that’s even harder to hear when you’re thousands of miles away. When someone you love receives a cancer diagnosis and starts treatment, your immediate urge is to help.
But hours away, that urge turns to helplessness. You can’t drive to...
May 12, 2026, 9:00:05 AM
Summer will be here before you know it. People will be outdoors soaking up the sun, communities bustling with energy that they just can’t replicate the rest of the year. For anyone wanting to do something meaningful for a child or family facing cancer, summer is one of the best times to do it.
