The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
12-year neuroblastoma survivor Lucy.
Dr. Janice Withycombe, an ALSF-funded research nurse at Clemson University and Prisma Health, believes that the long-term side effects of pediatric cancer treatment can best be understood not by talking to the parents of a child, but by talking to the child directly to hear their experience.
Childhood cancer treatments — especially chemotherapy, radiation and surgery — come with a myriad of immediate, short-term and lifelong side effects. Side effects during treatment can make the harsh months of... Read More
SuperSibs Nicholas and Chloe made a batch of their favorite Mint Lemonade.
Celebrated on August 20 every year, National Lemonade Day is the perfect day to celebrate the beautiful fusion between tart lemon juice and the sweetness of sugar, served icy cold on a hot August day.
Around Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) we celebrate Lemonade Day every day! Our supporters are the experts on how to make lemons into lemonade (figuratively and literally).
ALSF founder Alex Scott held the original Alex’s Lemonade Stand to help kids with cancer feel better. Now supporters all around the world do the same and help ALSF fund research for safer... Read More
Sandy Powers, from San Antonio, has been moved by the bonds and the depths of love she witnessed between brothers and sisters.
Ivan Martinez from Phoenix, recalled a session with a joyful, funny kid.
Steve Sattler, a Flashes of Hope volunteer photographer, feels he gains more than he gives.
Wendy Boedeker, from Denver, recalled one session: “Midway through the photo shoot his mom said: ‘Tell Miss Wendy that you earned each of those beads on your lanyard for every procedure you went through.’
Michael Hart, from Houston, carries the memories of each session with him.
Cat Gwynn had finished a year-long treatment for breast cancer, including radiation and chemotherapy that left her bald, and shared this story: “She silently took me in when we met, then quietly proclaimed: 'You’re bald.' Her family and I burst out laughing at her astute observation.
“For what might seem like a daunting task; it's truly anything but that," said Donna Green.
“Shooting portraits for Flashes of Hope is always the most humbling and inspiring day of my year," said photographer Len Tucci
Flashes of Hope, a program of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, turns 20 years old this Fall. Which means for 20 years, nearly 2,000 photographers have volunteered and donated their time and talents in 87,000 photography sessions for children battling cancer.
August 19 is World Photography Day, and I cannot think of a better day to highlight the incredible work of the Flashes of Hope photographers.
Flashes of Hope photographers are matched with children and their families who are fighting childhood cancer at hospitals and camps around the country. They may be in treatment; they... Read More
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