The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
September kicks off Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. All month long you can “Go Gold” in honor of the nearly 17,000 children who will be diagnosed in 2023, the 1,800 children who die each year and the over 500,000 survivors of childhood cancer who are alive because of research.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is a critical part of the search for cures. While everyone has heard of childhood cancer, not everyone understands the impact the disease has in the lives of children and their families. From the fear and uncertainty to endless hospital procedures to financial and family... Read More
The Banaszek family pictured with their nurse family. C.J. was in-patient for eight months.
C.J., pictured above, was diagnosed with CML when he was 11 years old. “Our family spent the next two-and-a-half years alongside him while he fought the most courageous battle I have ever known,” said his mother Heather.
Pediatric oncology nurses fill a critical family support role — and sometimes their expertise is in a well-timed hug.
Katniss Everdeen is a good hugger.
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character from the Hunger Games movies. While that may be true, in 2013 one of my son’s nurses dressed as Katniss for Halloween. She gave me a hug when I needed it most.
My son, C.J., was going through a particularly rough time in his treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). We felt like we were playing Whac-A-Mole chasing... Read More
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