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 […]
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 […]
A potential side effect of chemotherapy treatment is an issue with taste — either food not tasting like anything or a bitter or metallic taste in one’s mouth. Food for Children with Cancer going through Chemotherapy is important because they need to keep up their strength and maintain weight. Why does this happen, and what […]
While we live in a time of awe-inspiring advancements in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, many of us who seek cancer care hit barriers at every turn. Income, education, geographical location, and discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, and lifestyle are just a few of the factors that can negatively affect care. […]
This candle burns for Little Fighters who lost the Battle
🎗Always in our Hearts 🎗
