Nov 1, 2022 9:00:00 AM
Although the physical health of kids with cancer is often top-of-mind, it doesn’t mean other types of health – including mental health – can be put on the back burner. While your child goes through their cancer journey, doing your best to protect and promote their mental well-being improves...
Oct 18, 2022 10:00:00 AM
After enduring troubling signs, rigorous testing, and unimaginable worry, it’s finally been confirmed: your child has cancer. Your mind is overwhelmed by emotions, some reasonable, others illogical – worry, fear, sadness, anger, guilt, grief. So, what do you do now? Your child deserves you at your...
Oct 4, 2022 10:00:00 AM
The parents and guardians of pediatric cancer patients are in unique circumstances full of stress, hope, and heartbreak. Most try to put on a brave face for the sake of their children, but the truth is, it’s hard – even unimaginable.
When you know someone whose child has cancer, you want to offer...
Sep 20, 2022 9:30:00 AM
Even if no one says it, there are underlying assumptions and attitudes towards just about everything we encounter in life. These unconscious thoughts and feelings can cause us to unreasonably believe certain things about ourselves and the world. We may never actively express or think through these...
Aug 30, 2022 10:00:00 AM
Although adults can often point to environmental factors that contribute to the development of cancerous cells later in life, children with cancer aren’t in the same boat. They haven’t lived long enough to be exposed to the long-term effects of hazardous lifestyles and exposures.
As human beings,...
Aug 16, 2022 9:00:00 AM
When we talk about treating cancer, we’re usually talking about the physiological. But health isn’t just about the physical body. While cancer treatments in and of themselves are about treating a physical ailment, effective cancer therapy goes far beyond surgeries, chemo, and radiation.
Health also...
Aug 2, 2022 9:00:00 AM
A cancer journey can feel like a lonely and isolating experience. Whether you’re the patient or their caregiver, know that you are not alone! Not only do you have the love and support of your friends and family along with the counsel of experienced medical professionals, but you have a host of...
Jul 19, 2022 10:00:00 AM
For families facing a child’s cancer journey, navigating all sorts of new and often frightening circumstances can be a terrifying prospect. You’re unlikely to have all the right words to bring the comfort you so desperately hope to bring.
While that initial conversation with your child about their...
Jul 5, 2022 10:00:00 AM
This past week, Arkansas State Representative Dwight Tosh was honored at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for reaching an incredible milestone: the first St. Jude patient to reach 60 years of pediatric cancer survivorship.
That means that Representative Tosh was treated when St. Jude first...
Jun 21, 2022 9:00:00 AM
A child’s cancer journey is enormously stressful for both children and their families. The mental, emotional, and physical toll is a lot to handle for anyone! Healthy coping skills are important for children and their families. Here are six ways to relieve stress, improve mental and emotional...
