15 Sep, 2026
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.
01 Sep, 2026
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.
18 Aug, 2026
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 as next year's birthday party with a bounce house and your kid’s favorite cake. Then the guilt hits, fast and sharp because you’re not considering the future with anticipation. It feels a lot more like a deep, unshakeable grief. Medical diagnoses, cancer or otherwise, change what your child’s life looks like. The things you hoped for them suddenly feel like they might never happen. Maybe you feel guilty, because it makes you feel ungrateful for the child still in front of you. You can love your child completely and still grieve the future you'd already started picturing before diagnosis. One doesn't cancel out the other.
