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Ryan Tomoff Cancer Journey recap
- By ttomoff · New reply November 16, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- Ryan Nolan Tomoff - Age 15 Date of Diagnosis: October 17, 1996; diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) with Central Nervous System (CNS) involvement. Ryan was 2 years and 2 months old. 10/17/96 ...
A wonderful idea from the mind of a little girl
- By dleach · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Watch this story about an amazing little girl who let the world know how she felt about them. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/CancerPreve ntionAndTreatment/child-brain-tumor-leav es-notes-family-death/story?id=8998612 ...
Flashes of Hope (Free Portraits)
- By meichner · Posted November 10, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Flashes of Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating uplifting portraits of children fighting cancer and other life threatening illnesses. The portraits, taken by award-winning photographers ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · New reply November 4, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
communicating what you need
- By dleach · New reply October 29, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- I think the hardest thing to do is ask for specific help. I think when everyone asks "what can I do" we often say nothing or say don't worry about it. Why are we so shy to admit we may need someone to ...
Why I am on Inspire
- By Lub1 · New reply October 28, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- Our son was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) of the right humerus at age 14. He was treated at Georgetown Univ. Hosp. from 1997-1998. When he was in treatment I wondered if there would be life ...
"I HAD cancer... Why Does It Matter Now?"
Sharing of tips and helpful suggestions.
- By meichner · Posted October 23, 2009
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 0 replies
- When my daughter, Danielle, was in treatment for T-Cell Leukemia at age 11 ~ trying to get her to take yucky tasting medication was a huge challenge and under taking. I decided to purchase empty gelatin ...
People Against Childhood Cancer
- By meichner · Posted October 4, 2009
- Discussion in Raising a child with cancer · 0 replies
- A message to all members of People Against Childhood Cancer Hi PAC2, It's been an amazing month and there has been so much encouraging progress. Compared to last year we had a HUGE increase in events ...
Week 27 of 30 on Chemo,,stupid cancer!
- By Osteomom · Posted September 23, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- They are too young for this! Hoping to find the little light at the end of this tunnel to keep her will to fight going strong! It's so great to see other families leave this Ronald McDonald house WITH ...
Mommy come with me in Heaven
- By Cherime · New reply September 22, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- After treating several chemotheraphy and radiation, Charles body will just rest for two months, then after that, the cancer cell will grow again to liver, bone.... Still fighting the beast for three years ...
Daughter Sydney age 11 Diagnosed with Osteosarcoma
- By Osteomom · New reply September 9, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- We are now into month 7 or should I say, week 18 out of 30. Next scan Aug 11th , we are post bone graft to her left distal femur and just finished a Thoracotomy on the left lobe. Just want to hear from ...
People Against Childhood Cancer: PAC2
- By meichner · Posted August 31, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- A message to all members of People Against Childhood Cancer. PAC2 is a community on a mission to raise awareness of childhood cancer. We will grow, organize and plan, and take ACTION as "one voice united ...
Blue Mommy Van
- By JLH1 · New reply August 31, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- Hi friends. I wrote the following essay for our daughter's CarePage website (www.carepages.com key word AshleyHendrick), but decided to post it on this site as well. I am guessing there are many of you ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Just when you think
- By dleach · New reply August 8, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- Broke my leg last week playing soccer- so the main way I deal with stress and grief, working out, is gone for the next four weeks. I am bummed out. Just as I was really back into working out, this happens ...
A suggestion
- By dleach · New reply August 8, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- Someone suggested I write down my thoughts and tell my story for a couple of minutes each day. I am a mom, a friend, a caregiver. You name it I probably do it. I think it is important to share that my ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
- Journal · 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
Acupuncture Point of the Week-"Calm the Jitters"
- By Samina_Moiduddin · Posted June 17, 2009
- Discussion in Open discussion · 0 replies
- I hope everyone enjoyed the first point of the week!! This week I would like to introduce the point "Yintang" Yintang is extremely calming for the mind and heart. It can be used any where you are, the ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 2009
- Journal · 32 replies
- We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...
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The Lombardi Children's Cancer Support Group connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. The Lombardi Children's Cancer Support Group is sponsored by the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in partnership with Inspire.