Emotional support for parents and caregivers
Parents and caregivers need support too. If you care for a child with a cancer, this is your place to meet other parents and caregivers and find the support that you need.
Discussions
Ewing's Sarcoma
- By salayetm · New reply November 5, 2012
- 3 replies
- My son Adrian has been in remission for 2 years from Ewing's. He starts last week with pain in his back, an x ray was done and everything is normal. He told me his pain feels like when he got sick the ...
High levels of Bilirubin
- By salayetm · New reply October 17, 2012
- 3 replies
- I got the blood work results and everything is normal except for the Bilirubin is high. They repeted the test and I made an appointment with his oncology. Looks like something is happening in his liver ...
Learn Ways to Thrive After Cancer NYC event
- By CatherineML · Posted September 24, 2012
- 0 replies
- Saturday, October 6 11 - 3 Lectures, Lunch and music on board the Queen of Hearts Boat in recognition of Cancer Survivorship Day. An opportunity for post treatment patients (adolescents and young adults ...
Looking for Neuroblastoma survivors...
- By cmeddie · New reply August 30, 2012
- 8 replies
- My 2-3/4 yo niece was diagnosed in January 2012, and is in the midst of some pretty rough treatment. I am looking to see if there are any survivors or parents of survivors out there that can give us a ...
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month...
- By ADnea · Posted September 13, 2011
- 0 replies
- The focus of this month is "Awareness," which can mean many different things. While we work constantly to raise awareness of childhood cancer issues in the general public, we also know that there are ...
Aimee's Journey
- By AimeesMom · New reply August 26, 2011
- 2 replies
- Hi, my name is Annette, and I am Aimee's Mom. Aimee was a very active 11 year old who loved reading, writting, go-cart racing, dance, and cheerleading, when she was diagnosed with a DIPG brain tumor on ...
My Grief Song
- By BecomingBigger · New reply July 22, 2011
- 2 replies
- I would like to share my grief song with you, it is about my grief, but it could be anyone's grief. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11-5VHOMo qc&feature=related Love & Light, Sandy ...
My daughter passed away From leukemia
- By hermom · New reply July 12, 2011
- 4 replies
- My 10 year old daughter passed away from high risk ALL. She was diagnosed Sept. 2010 and passed away 8 months into treatment. She was admitted due to a fever which never went down and we never really ...
Getting back into the real world after being a caretaker
- By CodysMom · New reply July 11, 2011
- 14 replies
- Hi friends, I am wondering how we go about our lives while and after dealing with a teen with cancer. It has been 2 and a half years since my son's diagnosis and he is much better, thank God. As a single ...
adult daughter with medulloblastoma
- By momtok · Posted May 17, 2011
- 0 replies
- Hi, my 22 year old daughter was recently diagnosed in October 2010 after giving birth to a beautiful daughter in May. She is being treated at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, TN as well as locally. Because ...
WILMS TUMOR
- By mommyof3-1 · New reply February 20, 2011
- 1 reply
- i know every child is different but i cant help but wonder what similarities are shared between children of the same diagnosis. I'm hoping to find other parents of children diagnosed with wilms tumor ...
my heart
- By mommyof3-1 · New reply February 16, 2011
- 7 replies
- i cant breathe with out my son! how will i ever have the strength put my in the ground? everyone always tells me "our bodies are only vessels for the soul, you arent losing him your losing his vessel ...
Quotes
- By Rowan22 · New reply February 4, 2011
- 13 replies
- So I was wondering what quotes or even scriptures have you come across lately that made your day a little brighter or even made you laugh? Before all of this happened I loved collecting quotes or lyrics ...
Parents that has lost a child
- By Loviya · New reply February 3, 2011
- 3 replies
- Are there any parents or caregivers that has lost their child to AML or any other type of Leukemia. I'm looking for support ...
Some healing scriptures that help me
- By Michele7077 · New reply January 25, 2011
- 1 reply
- Here are some healing scriptures that I like to read. They give me comfort and peace...... James 5:13-15 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone ...
How do you stay strong?
- By Rowan22 · New reply January 25, 2011
- 8 replies
- My son was diagnosed Oct. 2010 and was doing great through chemo, got placed into a low risk category. Last week we were admitted into the hospital because he was extremely weak. When we got here he had ...
Life with a Child with Cancer
- By JackSamMum · New reply January 5, 2011
- 1 reply
- My six year old son has high Risk T-Cell ALL and is in LTM. We have had a rocky road and I have found strength from others, and by accepting, to a degree, what is happening to us as a family. To keep ...
anyone just completely exhausted mentally and physically?
- By taeleen1 · New reply December 29, 2010
- 8 replies
- ok so it was hard enough with one kid with cancer. the constant roller coaster of emotions and what ifs and whys...not to mention the steroids in him making life hell...now I have TWO kids with cancer ...
Starting a support group
- By Beth_Bingman · New reply October 17, 2010
- 1 reply
- Hi, My son was diagnosed with Stage 3b Neuroblastoma at birth on November 19, 2009. He went through 5 cycles of chemo and had surgery in March to remove the remaining tumor. We now test his urine monthly ...
Pilocytic Astrocytoma
- By CrissyBaybee · New reply October 11, 2010
- 9 replies
- I am a student doing a project about Pilcoytic Astrocytoma, I have also had this condition. I am asking other individuals if they can help me by telling me their stories. I'd like to know how did you ...
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