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10 Gifts to Give a Friend Whose Child Has Cancer or Another Serious Illness
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...
How To Talk About Costs With Your Child’s Cancer Care Team
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...
Survivorship Lessons 42 Years “After” Cancer
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...
How to Make Your Own Pillowcase to Help Your Ill Child Cope
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...
Finding Your Voice in the Healthcare System: How to Advocate for Your Child
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...
How to Stay Connected While Apart
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...
How to Support Teen Siblings After a Brother or Sister’s Cancer Diagnosis
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...
Living Life in the Rare Disease Lane: How to Find a Community of Support
BLOGLiving Life in the Rare Disease Lane: How to Find a Community of Support By Charlotte Klinepeter, KIF1A Mom and KIF1A.ORG Administrative Manager We’ve all had moments, or even seasons of life, where we are “living in the fast lane.” The typical hustle and bustle....
Our Favorite Resources to Help Children Cope
BLOGOur Favorite Resources to Help Children Cope A child’s illness or injury can be challenging and confusing for everyone. A wide range of emotions and reactions are “normal”. Your child may regress, display heightened anxiety, or have trouble expressing how they...
Going Back to School: Helping Your Child Return to School After a Long Absence
BLOG Going Back to School: Helping Your Child Return to School After a Long Absence For most kids, the first day of school is both exciting (new school supplies, new clothes, new friends!), and nerve-wracking (new teachers, new schedules, new friends!). When a child...