From first kiss to first break up, college application to job interview, we parents tend to plan for every situation, every conversation we’ll have with our kids — except for one.
From first kiss to first break up, college application to job interview, we parents tend to plan for every situation, every conversation we’ll have with our kids — except for one.
The other day I received a message from a parent who recently lost their child to cancer, asking for a referral to someone who could help the family deal with their grief, and it got me thinking…. What word do we have to use for a parent who has lost their child? A wife who […]
Saturday was once again time for the Annual Mr Miss Spotlight 2019 in Stellenbosch, and once again, the Little Fighters Cancer Trust was the beneficiary – thank you to the host, Mr Heart SA, LFCT Brand Ambassador and friend, Johan Daniels. 🥰🥰 The day was beautiful, and so were all the ladies and gentlemen that […]
Today’s recipes are all about the cancer-fighting herbs that you are hopefully by now growing in your windowsill as per our post How to Incorporate Cancer-Fighting Herbs into your Diet. Ensuring that your Child with Cancer (and the rest of your family) eat well and get the right amount of nutrients to help their immune […]
Better understanding of genomics has led to the identification of new sub-types and more focused treatments. Immunotherapy agents are also opening a new era in treatment of the disease. A greater understanding of the genomics of paediatric leukaemia — the genetic errors and irregularities that underlie the disease — has enabled researchers to divide the […]
New research indicates that childhood cancer cuts more lives short and imposes a bigger burden on society than all but a handful of diseases. Apart from cutting short young lives, cancer also burdens children with disabilities. Childhood cancer may be relatively rare, but in terms of disability and years of life lost it ranks near […]
The biggest animals should have the highest risks of developing tumors, but they don’t. In 2012, on a whim, Vincent Lynch decided to search the genome of the African elephant to see if it had extra anti-cancer genes. Cancers happen when cells build up mutations in their DNA that allow them to grow and divide […]
Today we are going to give you some ideas on how to incorporate those herbs into your and your Child with Cancer’s diet. While you probably know how to use most of these herbs, there may be some with which you are not that familiar and unsure of how they should be used. Learning more […]
When it comes to Childhood Cancer, we hear and read many sad stories, heart-breaking stories, heroic stories, horror stories, … and every now and then we have a story that really touches one’s heart in such a way that one just wants to reach out and hug those concerned – this is one of those […]
September is the month dedicated to creating awareness about childhood cancer and this mom wrote a touching letter about her experience with the condition In 2013, my seven-year-old daughter Quinn was diagnosed with a Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor ― a rare and aggressive pediatric brain cancer. In hindsight, this is what I wish I knew to tell people. […]
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