Being a Grandparent
It was the worst phone call of my life. Our daughter, Michelle, called me as she left her office in Wisconsin. She was upset, crying. Doctors t...
Carpe Diem
In the weeks following my son’s leukemia diagnosis, I found myself searching for a positive spin. I would use conversations with my friends a...
Meet the Researchers: Megan Voss, DNP, RN
With only 4 percent of government funding dedicated to childhood cancer research, the impact on kids and doctors is visible. Funding gaps slow ...
Building Up Leukemia Patients’ Immune Systems
After stem cell transplant, children don’t yet have an immune system. Because their immune systems are knocked down, children could die of...
2016 Research Highlights: What Donors Made Possible
From using a child’s own cells to fight cancer to creating next generation leukemia therapies, you’re helping turn researcher’s ideas int...
2015 Research Highlights: What Donors Made Possible
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS With world-class expertise and a proven track record of success, the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center is advan...
Cancer Requires us to Create a “New Normal”
There are very few life events worse than the day parents learn their child has cancer. On that day, everything changes. The future we imagined...
Mikaela’s Story: Surviving Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Mikaela Gerick started ninth grade like many students—easing into a new school and meeting new friends. But unlike her classmates, Mikaela wo...
Kendal’s Story
Michigan-born Kendal Lividini, a 17-year-old girl who lost her life to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in 2011, had a dream to share her story...
Alijah’s Story: Surviving Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
Watching your child grow and move forward through developmental milestones—learning to sit, to crawl, to take the first tottering step—is a...