The term “glass child” was coined to describe children who grow up in families where a sibling’s needs are so intense that the other child becomes emotionally invisible.
The word “glass” refers not to their fragility, but to the way adults and caregivers often look through them—focusing instead on the sibling in crisis.
A Section 18A Tax Certificate means that a business or individual who donates to the Little Fighters Cancer Trust, a registered Public Benefit Organisation (PBO), can legally claim part of that donation back from SARS when submitting a tax return. 📨 In simple terms: ✨️The donation helps feed Children with Cancer and supports their Families […]
Childhood cancer affects roughly 400,000 children globally each year, but survival rates differ significantly by region, with over 80% cured in high-income countries compared to less than 30% in low- and middle-income countries. 🎗 Global Impact: Around 400,000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year worldwide. 🎗 Survival Disparities: While over 80% of […]
A good father makes all the difference in a child’s life. He’s a pillar of strength, support and discipline. His work is endless and, oftentimes, thankless.
The father of a Child with Cancer has an even harder job because he must continually stay strong for his child, even when they are in so much pain that it makes him want to cry.
Please join LFCT in helping to keep these children warm this Winter (Children with cancer get cold because of their treatments and also have highly compromised immune systems, so need to keep warm to fend off infections)
With summer on our doorstep in South Africa, and school holidays, the Festive Season and loads of visitors also just around the corner, the last thing one needs as the parent of a Child with Cancer who is struggling to eat, is to spend loads of time in the kitchen trying to find something to […]
This candle burns for Little Fighters who lost the Battle
🎗Always in our Hearts 🎗
