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.
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)
How much would you love to be able to make a quick, tasty meal for your Child with Cancer that they are sure to enjoy? No time to spend in the kitchen slaving over a stove for hours on end to cook the family a meal or even make a nice little snack because you […]
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!
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!
I heard your voice in the wind today
and I turned to see your face;
The warmth of the wind caressed me
as I stood silently in place.
I felt your touch in the sun today
as its warmth filled the sky;
This candle burns for Little Fighters who lost the Battle
🎗Always in our Hearts 🎗
