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BLOGMedical Trauma Reactions in Caregivers: The Marathon of Medical Care By Drs. Meghan Marsac and Tess Smith-Thomas “At some point, I also had to acknowledge and deal with my own emotions associated with the role I’ve played for many years in his medical care. I put...

BLOGFinding Resources for Childhood Cancer with the Hope Portal By Mandy Spielvogle Powell, Managing Director of CAC2 In a world turned upside down by the words “your child has cancer”, the need for resources for childhood cancer, information, and support is more...

BLOGHelping Kids Manage Fear and Anxiety When They Have a Serious Illness When a child has a serious or chronic illness, it’s normal for them to be afraid and feel anxious. After all, you surely worry too! Your child may think a lot about what happened, develop new...

BLOG10 Gifts to Give a Friend Whose Child Has Cancer or Another Serious Illness (That’s Not Food) When a child is diagnosed with a life changing illness or injury, community support is critical. Yet it can be hard to know what to say or what gifts to give a friend...

BLOGHow To Talk About Costs With Your Child’s Cancer Care Team By Devin Traxler, MSW, LSW Cancer, other illnesses, and injuries affect the whole family, especially when a child is diagnosed. There is fear and anxiety around their health and treatment outcome, stress...

BLOGSurvivorship Lessons 42 Years “After” Cancer By Mariah Forster Olson, Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2), Survivorship Interest Group Liaison, Secretary Treatments for childhood cancer can be incredibly brutal and toxic, and have the potential to leave...

BLOGHow to Make a Pillowcase to Help Your Ill Child Cope Making a pillowcase is a great way to cheer up a child with an illness or injury and help them cope. Maybe you’ve already received one of our bright, unique pillowcases from Ryan’s Case for Smiles while in...

BLOGFinding Your Voice in the Healthcare System: How to Advocate for Your Child By Charlotte Klinepeter, KIF1A Mom and KIF1A.ORG Administrative Manager Wouldn’t it be nice to call the shots as a patient in the healthcare system? As a parent of a child diagnosed with a...

BLOGHow to Stay Connected While Apart Thanks to a historically bad flu season, surging COVID cases and cold weather, on top of caring for a child with an illness or injury, you may be limiting social interactions more than ever. Yet it is times like these that we need...

BLOGSupporting Teen Siblings After a Brother or Sister’s Cancer Diagnosis You likely know, or have experienced, how a diagnosis of pediatric cancer can turn family life upside down and create challenges for siblings. This is even more true for teen siblings who are...