by Katie Holcomb | Nov 22, 2025
BLOG More Than Illness: Helping Your Child Develop Their Identity A child’s illness can take over a family’s life and become each member’s identity. This is especially true for the child. Before you know it, their medical condition is all anyone thinks or talks...
by Katie Holcomb | Sep 6, 2025
BLOG How to Help Your Child with Change and Transitions Change is common in every family, but it can be challenging, especially for kids. Both common shifts like a new school year or activity, and major life events such as a medical diagnosis, hospitalization, or...
by Katie Holcomb | Jun 11, 2025
BLOG Being the Dad of a Kid with Cancer: When Life Turns Upside Down By Gavin Kerr, Co-Founder of Ryan’s Case for Smiles and Father of Child With Cancer Most of us fathers have embraced our roles as providers, protectors, and guides. We show up—in the...
by Katie Holcomb | Apr 12, 2025
BLOG What to Pack in an Emergency Hospital Bag By Lydia Haile Fassett, BSN RN When we lived in tornado country, everyone in my family had a “go bag” in the room where we went to shelter from tornadoes. The go bags had what we’d need if we had to leave quickly: change...
by Katie Holcomb | Oct 12, 2024
BLOG How to Teach Your Child to Swallow a Pill Teaching a child to swallow a pill is something many parents dread. And it can be challenging. Most children (and even adults) struggle to swallow tablets and capsules. If you think about it, this makes sense. After all,...
