As children, it is the adults in our lives who have taken care of us: Bandaged cuts, kissed bruises, and soothed aching hearts. Provided for our basic needs: clothing, food, and shelter. Worried endlessly about our health, our happiness, and … Continue reading →
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Cancer Caregivers: A Child Perspective Part 1
Stress. Anxiety. Fear. Grief. So may emotions and feelings wrapped up in a cancer diagnosis, especially when it is your parent (or loved one) that has cancer. It doesn’t matter how old you are—when your mom, dad, grandparent, etc. receives … Continue reading →
Read MoreCancer Caregivers: The Parent Perspective Part 2
“To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.” – Dr. Seuss And when that world—the child you have nurtured, molded and raised into adulthood—experiences an earthquake-size impact of a cancer diagnosis, … Continue reading →
Read MoreCancer Caregivers: The Parent Perspective Part 1
Are you a Dr. Seuss fan? In his whimsical book, Horton Hears a Who, an elephant named Horton is trying to save the teeny tiny community of Whoville that exists on a speck of dust, defending them by saying, “A … Continue reading →
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