When the Hospital is Home – A Packing List
At just one year old, little Izzy was diagnosed with a germ cell yolk sac tumor, a rare form of cancer. After many difficult rounds of chemo, I...
Leukemia and Lightsabers – Liam’s Story
Plenty of 5-year-old boys get bumps and scrapes, but when Kristy started noticing more bruises than normal on her son Liam, she mentioned it to...
Benjamin’s Story – One Step At A Time
Benjamin, just a year old, is the youngest of four. When he was born, his parents, Laura and Jim, had no reason to believe anything would be wr...
Tips for Bringing a Meal to a Cancer Family
During the stress and uncertainty of cancer treatment, a home-cooked meal from a friend can be a welcome relief. If you're considering bringing...
Wyatt’s Story – Fighting Far From Home
In a family of three brothers, Wyatt is right in the middle. He’s a naturally energetic kid who loves playing with his brothers, so when he p...
Meet Saiya – Honoring A Cousin’s Memory
Saiya, now 11 years old, has just a few memories of her older cousin, Siona. She remembers being 3 and seeing the tubes and patches taped to he...
The Most Perfect Gift
This piece was originally posted by Tabitha Radermacher on the CaringBridge page for her daughter, Bella, who was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma...
Cancer Doesn’t Care About Your Holiday Traditions
My family is pretty rooted in tradition. We always spend Christmas Eve at my great-aunt’s house in a tiny little town in northern Minnesota w...
Bella’s Story – To Change The World
When 4-year-old Bella complained of incredible pain in her tummy, her parents were worried right away – Bella’s not a complainer. Her dad, ...
Orono Soccer Teams Up to Kick Cancer
Each year, Orono High School Men’s and Women’s soccer teams hold a Kick Cancer game to benefit a cancer charity that has special meaning to...
Meet Juliet from “Today’s the Day!”
Twelve-year-old Juliet’s kindness is obvious to anyone who meets her. She’s the kind of girl who goes above and beyond to make her peers fe...
Please, Don’t Stay Little
This piece was originally posted by Kristy Westrom on the CaringBridge page for her son, Liam, who was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblasti...
Looking Forward
When Nick was in high school, soccer was everything. So when he started feeling a bad pain in his calf after a game, he assumed it was a normal...
Against All Odds
Tracy’s brother once said about her, “Don’t ever tell my sister she can’t do something, because she will always prove you wrong.” Pro...
Holes – A Survivor’s College Essay
One year ago, Matthew Buff, a leukemia survivor, was fine-tuning his college applications. Today, he is a busy freshman at Emory University maj...
Making the Bed
This piece was originally posted by Kristy Westrom on the CaringBridge page for her son, Liam, who was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblasti...
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...
The Beginning – Liam’s Diagnosis Day
This piece was originally posted by Kristy Westrom on the CaringBridge page for her son, Liam, who was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblasti...