Apr 12, 2022 11:00:00 AM
If you’re a friend or loved one of a family facing cancer, you know how hard it can be to know what to say or do to best support and love on them. This is particularly true when it’s a child facing cancer. Most families will understand if you fumble your words a bit – it happens to those of us with...
Mar 29, 2022 11:00:00 AM
Medical students are often taught “when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” In other words, the more common explanation is the most likely. You may have heard of “Occam’s razor,” a problem-solving principle that uses this approach.
Your headache is much more likely to be from dehydration...
Mar 15, 2022 11:00:00 AM
Common cancer treatments such as radiation and chemotherapies are known to have intense side-effects that can impact not only short-term quality of life with symptoms like hair loss, changes in taste, smell, and appetite, and fatigue, but long-term health outcomes.
Certain chemotherapies,...
Feb 15, 2022 12:12:03 PM
Imagine: the hardest, scariest part of your child’s cancer diagnosis is over. Their treatment plan was effective, and your child has been declared in remission or cancer-free. What’s next? For kids with cancer, survivorship is a permanent part of their story. And while the cancer may be gone, they...
Feb 1, 2022 8:29:23 PM
Eating well keeps the body healthy, efficient, and energized. We rely on food for healthy organ function from our brains to our guts and everything in between. This is true of everyone, but it’s particularly important for a) children, who are still growing and developing and b) cancer patients,...
Jan 18, 2022 11:00:00 AM
According to the ACCO, 1 in every 285 kids in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer before their 20th birthday. Because of that, it’s likely that you or someone you love knows someone impacted by childhood cancer.
We all want to help – but we don’t always know how. While donating and...
Dec 21, 2021 1:32:14 PM
“Cancer is so limited...It cannot cripple love. It cannot shatter hope. It cannot corrode faith. It cannot eat away peace. It cannot destroy confidence. It cannot kill friendship. It cannot shut out memories. It cannot silence courage…” – Author Unknown
When your family has a child with cancer,...
Dec 14, 2021 10:22:53 AM
There’s no better time to spread cheer and lift spirits than the holiday season. It’s also the perfect opportunity to look beyond ourselves and our own families and give back to those who need it most. And who is more deserving of a great holiday season than brave kids battling cancer?
Here are a...
Nov 30, 2021 11:00:00 AM
For families facing childhood cancer, gratitude can feel like a distant, out-of-reach feeling. The idea of “giving thanks” is clouded by the daily battle against cancer.
Gratitude and grief are not at odds.
Focusing on gratitude amid a difficult season, a cancer journey, or loss doesn’t mean you...
Nov 23, 2021 11:00:00 AM
COVID-19, in just two years, has already left deep scars on our world – from public health priorities and social norms to broader global economics and our personal, mundane lives. Perhaps the biggest impact has been felt on our healthcare systems.
Hospitals have been overwhelmed, understaffed, and...
