The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
Julia was 15 when she found herself in a napkin gown at the hospital, surrounded by people who seemed so much older than her. She was just a sophomore in high school when she discovered a lump on her breast. By the time doctors confirmed the lump was a tumor, the mass had reached nearly three inches in diameter. Julia had no idea this was something that could happen to someone her age.
“I’m from the Rio Grande Valley, and there isn’t really a big emphasis on cancer education or women’s health,” she says.
Fortunately, the tumor was benign, but even after it was removed,... Read More
Tamiyah was only a year old when she received her diagnosis for type II neurofibromatosis
Ben has been fighting a pilomyxoid astrocytoma for nine years.
In 2019, Aubriana was diagnosed with medulloblastoma
This May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month, but every month there are children fighting brain tumor.
At Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), we believe small acts can add up to big change – that’s why there is no minimum to join the One Cup Club. The One Cup at a Time Club is ALSF’s community of monthly donors who give what they can each month to help cure childhood cancer. Right now, countless kids are battling not only cancer, but the long-term side effects of their treatment.
Here are three kids that your funds can... Read More
“She fought for me even when she was tired and devastated and just trying trying to hold herself together, “ said Karlee, of her mother.
“They may catch her off guard and come with a lot of tears, but she gets up, dusts herself off and pushes forward. At only five feet tall, she is a fierce force to be reckoned with,” says Tamy, Karlee's mom.
My amazing mom’s name is Tamy, and she is an unbreakable force.
I was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 2, and I can tell you right now, I don’t remember anything about that time of my life. But my mom does. She remembers all of it, even the parts she wants to forget that I am glad I don’t remember.
My mom was the one who stayed with me every day and every night at the hospital; the one that memorized my schedule and all my medicine while taking care of my younger brother, who was just 9 months old at the time.
My mom became close with other cancer parents on... Read More
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