LFCT currently has over 50 Individual Childhood Cancer Affected Families registered with us (these nunmbers can change daily, and more and more are needing help as they succumb to COVID-19 side-effects such as unemployment. We cannot just give presents to the Child with Cancer, as all their siblings really also have a very difficult time of it because Childhood Cancer Affects the Whole Family!
Where Have All The Children Gone?
In South Africa, many many more children die of cancer each year than is necessary. In this modern era of high-tech medical treatment some 70% of childhood cancers are completely curable…
…if diagnosed in time!
How is it then that in South Africa we only have a 20% survival rate for childhood cancer? How?
✨Foodie Friday✨ Pass da Pasta
We have decided to bring back what was once a very popular feature on our old blog – Our Foodie Friday Recipes! Every Friday we will post easy recipes for the harried onco mom to make for her child with cancer – recipes that are not difficult, are aimed at tittilating those chemo-affected tastebuds, and which are also very nutritional for a child with cancer so that they can build up their immune system. Enjoy!
A Prayer For The Owner Of The Empty Swing
A Prayer For The Owner Of The Empty Swing the swing sits silently no child to make it go was there an accident or infertility, this I do not know could it be her finger never a ring did wear time traversed just leaving with the owner one solitary tear or did the owners after […]
Childhood Cancer Early Warning Signs
The types of cancers that develop in children are different from those that develop in adults. Lifestyle or environmental risk factors don’t play a role; it is usually the result of DNA changes in cells that take place very early in life. Because of major treatment advances, more than 80% of children with cancer now […]
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to honour and remember children and families affected by this devastating disease,and help rally support to give Children with Cancer better outcomes by supporting Childhood Cancer Awareness. Childhood Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death among children and adolescents under the age of 15 years in the […]
This candle burns for Little Fighters who lost the Battle
🎗Always in our Hearts 🎗
