Don’t Know A Child With Cancer? You Can Still Help.
If you are the kind of person who would gladly offer to make a meal or run errands for a family facing childhood cancer, but don’t know any p...
Talking to your child about their peer with cancer
Cancer is a complicated disease, so it can be hard to explain it to your child if a friend or classmate has cancer. However, it is important fo...
Gifts for a Child Battling Cancer
If you know a child battling cancer, you may want to show you care with a gift. It might be hard to know what the child would enjoy most, or wh...
How Cancer May Change Holiday Traditions
A cancer diagnosis may mean that plans will have to change from what they’ve been in the past. Maybe your sister always hosts Thanksgiving di...
3 Gifts that Aren’t Allowed in Hospitals – And What to Bring Instead
If you’re planning to bring a gift to a friend battling cancer, you might not know that some traditional gifts are discouraged - even against...
4 Ways You Can Protect Immunocompromised Cancer Patients
Many cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy can become immunocompromised – this means their immune systems are very weak, and they a...
5 Ways to Help a Sibling of a Cancer Patient Feel Important
Being a sibling of a childhood cancer patient can be scary and confusing. Family dynamics change, schedules are unpredictable and schoolwork an...
Finishing Treatment Didn’t Feel as Good as We Thought
In April 2014, doctors found a mass in Joe’s left kidney. Two months later, he was formally diagnosed with metastatic Ewing sarcoma. After he...
It’s Ok – Fearing What Comes After the Hospital
I never wanted to be in the hospital. Nothing about leaving my home for a week, skipping school or missing Friday night football games to have ...
Dealing with ‘Scanxiety’
Whether your child has just finished chemo or they’re a 5-year survivor, scans are always scary. The potential of cancer returning is terrify...
Making Vacation Work for a Child with Cancer
Vacations can seem nearly impossible when your family is facing cancer, but sometimes a relaxing getaway is just what a family needs to wind do...
I Went There Once
I went to that place once. For just a moment, I thought about what could have been, and I almost lost every spark of joy I had left. Despair al...
The Guilt That Guides Me
Rallying families to share their children’s stories isn’t easy, because I ask them to open doors to the most intense pain. I share with the...
My Journey of Advocacy
In the past five years, I have had to step outside of my comfort zone. I have stopped unnecessary procedures, double-checked orders, kept every...
“Tell me exactly how to be the friend you need.”
After college graduation, my friends and I scattered to new states, new jobs and first marriages. We remained close, but gone were the nightly ...
A Gift That Never Comes Too Late
When you lose someone close, it’s the memories that bring them back to life again. The holidays are particularly hard, so when my heart aches...
To the Kid Who is Going Through What I Went Through
To the kid who is going through what I went through, you are not alone. I understand your fears and uncertainties. I’ve been there, and I liv...
A Letter to my Pre-Cancer Self
Dear Pre-Cancer Self, You’re about to be blindsided. You’re just about to start your freshman year of high school; it’s a big transitiona...
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