Tools in Your Self-Care Toolbox
Being a cancer parent comes with a multitude of worries and challenges that make taking care of your family and yourself incredibly difficult ...
A Thank-You to Cancer Dads
There are dads, and then there are cancer dads. Click to read cancer dad Tamer’s blog post, “A Message to Dads,” about how he let go of his “to...
Anxiety in the Time of Coronavirus
For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought scary realizations to the forefront. We now know that our whole world can change overnight, a...
Social Distancing-They’ve Been There
Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, many of us have been asked to practice “social distancing” – staying home and away from large cro...
A Letter to New Cancer Moms
Dear Mom Whose Child is Newly Diagnosed with Cancer, “Cancer Mom.” I know you’re not yet used to that title. It’s a title I never wanted,...
Bringing Home to the Hospital
Hospital rooms usually feel less than homey – beeping machines, fluorescent lighting and the sterile smell don’t exactly create a comfortin...
Losing Friends During Cancer Treatment
I didn’t really know what a friend was until my son, Liam, was diagnosed with leukemia in May of 2018. When we first got the devastating news...
Cancer Changes How We Love
When cancer has invaded your life, showing love means more than flowers, chocolates or a fancy dinner date. Love means rubbing your child’s f...
Part 3: Being a Friend to Someone in Grief
This is the third piece in a 3-part series. If you haven’t already, please go back and read Part 1: What Grief Is Not and Part 2: What is Gri...
Part 2: What is Grief?
This is the second piece in a 3-part series. If you haven’t already, please go back and read Grief – Part 1: What Grief Is Not. What is grief...
Part 1: Grief – What It Isn’t
“I’m so sorry for your loss.” These are the words we automatically turn to when someone tells us they’ve lost someone. These words are ...
A Message to Dads
California When Tamer’s son Zein was diagnosed with cancer at age 5, Tamer had a hard time letting other people in and asking for help when h...
Grandparenting a Child With Cancer
A child’s cancer diagnosis sends a ripple effect through everyone who loves them – but when you’re a grandparent or other secondary careg...
How Cancer Makes Us Mighty
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the child and the family face challenges they never knew existed — but they also find strength they di...
Survivor’s Guilt
“Whoa. This is a real thing,” I thought to myself when I finally realized where my brain was going. We had been home from the hospital for ...
When Kindness Keeps Us Going
When your family is facing cancer, you might feel like you are continually running on fumes. You haven’t showered, gone grocery shopping, or ...
Fighting Isolation as a Cancer Parent
Isolation – it’s one of the many painful challenges cancer families experience during and after treatment. Many parents feel they can’t l...
6 Ways Cancer Changes Your Perspective
When your child is diagnosed with cancer, it changes the lens through which you view the world. Things look and feel different, and certain thi...