Sheri’s Story – Digging Deep and Giving Back
Most adults in their early 20s have their whole lives to look forward to – careers, relationships, families and dreams are all still on the h...
Jocelyn’s Birthdays – Then and Now
This post was written by Kayla Dickhoff, who lost her daughter Jocelyn to cancer in July 2013. How have birthdays changed since losing Jocelyn?...
Memories in a Suitcase
This piece was written by Joelle Oliver, mother to Patrick, who was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in November 2018. Originally from Minnesota...
Logan’s Story – Persevering Through Relapse
Six-year-old Logan sits quietly in the back seat of his dad’s car, watching his favorite show, Thomas the Tank Engine. Outgoing and polite, L...
Alizabeth’s Story – Full of Sparkle
Two years ago, Carrie and Steve already had their hands full. As working parents to five daughters and owners of a cattle ranch in central Minn...
Listen to the Healing Happen
This essay was written by Gracie Bahr, a 17-year-old cancer survivor who found comfort in music therapy. The sunrise begins to peek through t...
Carson’s Story
On an otherwise normal morning in July, 5-month-old Carson woke up crying – hard. Kelly, Carson’s mom, did everything she could to comfort ...
The Healing Power of Music Therapy – Gracie’s Story
Seventeen-year-old Gracie has always been an athlete – her coaches and teammates recognized her as a hard worker, and she was usually among t...
Remembering Nathalia
Last week, we lost a close friend and fearless advocate. Our dear friend Nathalia passed away peacefully in her home on April 19 surrounded by ...
Patrick’s Story – Cancer, Part Two
When Patrick started getting frequent nosebleeds the summer before senior year, he figured they were just from allergies. But when the noseblee...
Looking for the Finish Line
This piece was originally posted by Kristy Westrom on the CaringBridge page for her son, Liam, who was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblasti...
“Helping is an Honor” – Angie’s Care Partners Story
(Above): Angie with Catherine in 1998, when Catherine was in treatment for cancer. Very few people understand just what a family goes through w...
MacKale’s Step Forward
Childhood cancer can force us to make decisions we never imagined we’d face – decisions that, for good or bad, will alter our lives forever...
Busting Myths about Childhood Cancer Research
There are plenty of myths surrounding childhood cancer research – how it works, how fast it moves, and how much funding it needs to move forw...
Just A Checkup
There are moments, once you have been through what we have, that make you recognize another cancer parent. You may feel gravitation towards a c...
There’s Always Hope – Catherine’s Story
In 1998, Cheryl brought her daughter, Catherine, in to the doctor’s office for what felt like the hundredth time. A little over a year earlie...
“We Always Knew She’d Make It” – Nora’s Story
Kellie will never forget how it felt to hear that her 23 month old daughter, Nora, had cancer. Each new detail opened up a whole new world of s...