For Aine Bolmer, childhood cancer hasn’t just meant extra trips to their local doctor. It has meant lengthy drives away to distant hospitals, sacrificing her favorite activity– cheerleading –all due to her fight with Ewing sarcoma. That meant Aine had to see a specialist, but like many childhood cancer families, there wasn’t a hospital nearby that offered the treatments she needed. Instead, they had to travel to another hospital more than four hours away every other week. That’s why ALSF's Travel For Care program has meant so much to them.
Today, Aine has follow-up tests every three months. While waiting for her results is nerve-wracking, Aine has remained in remission thus far.
“There’s no real good way to prepare for this journey, but support systems will always be your greatest strength,” Kelly Ann, Aine's mom, shares with others who may be facing a childhood cancer diagnosis. “We could not have survived this without having others be there for us. It’s a constant emotional, physical and financial battle. But when others step up and help so that you can focus on simply being there for your child, it means everything.”
Information provided by Kelly Ann Thompson, Aine’s mom
Updated March 2021
