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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...
- Oct 30, 2015
From One Parent of a Child With Cancer to Another
This is a letter I am writing from myself as one parent of a child with cancer to another parent of a child with cancer. This letter is...
- Sep 1, 2015
When your child is diagnosed with cancer: top advice from a mom who’s been there
Whether your “child” is 5, 15, or 25, hearing that he or she has a brain tumor changes your world forever. From that moment on, nothing...