- Sep 11, 2019
16 Things Every Parent Needs to Know About Childhood Cancer
"No parent should ever hear the words, “Your child has cancer,” but unfortunately many do. In 2019, 11,060 children in the United States...
- Apr 16, 2019
How Parents Use the Internet to Cope With a Child’s Cancer Diagnosis
Study results presented at the Oncology Nursing Society 44th Annual Congress described how parents use the Internet to build a support...
- Apr 3, 2019
Parental Survivorship of Childhood Cancer - A Tough Road
In a recently released article in Pediatrics, Dr. Hannin Salem and a team of researchers based in Denmark have taken a thought-provoking...
- Oct 25, 2018
How To Survive Your Child’s Cancer Diagnosis
A child getting sick is every parent's worst nightmare, but by keeping vigilant and accepting the support of others, you and your family...
- Feb 26, 2018
Tips for tough task of telling a kid they have cancer
Children are amazingly perceptive and often understand more than we imagine. Maintaining open lines of communication helps children, and...
- Sep 12, 2017
The impossible happened: My 16-month-old baby has cancer
My baby has cancer. My sweet, snuggly, smiling boy who still plays with my hair while breastfeeding and loves long walks wrapped high on...
- Jun 12, 2017
5 Things for Parents to Consider When Communicating with their AYA With Cancer
A cancer diagnosis, the treatment process, and the transition from cancer patient to cancer survivor brings a host of challenging changes...
- Jun 27, 2016
Caregiving, single parents and cumulative stresses when caring for a child with cancer
A diagnosis of childhood cancer can result in financial, emotional and physical strains on families. These strains can be a particular...
- Mar 24, 2016
9 Things the Mom of a Child With Cancer Wants You to Know
There is no handbook, no guide and no right answers, but here’s what I, the mother of a cancer survivor, can offer you. Read more here:...
- Feb 10, 2016
How do you enforce bedtime and table manners when your kid has cancer? Sometimes you don’t.
Having a sick child has made me a more permissive parent, for better and for worse. Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/postev...