Through ISF, I’ve been able to honor Isabella’s legacy by supporting other families, raising awareness and advancing treatment options and research for rare pediatric cancers.
There’s nothing normal about talking to kids about cancer, but unfortunately, it’s rather common. In fact, talking about it can provide them with a sense of relief that they don’t have to make sense of things on their own.
Researchers observed that women who chemically straightened their hair in the past year were two times more likely to develop uterine cancer by age 70 than those who didn’t.
Cancer comes in like a tornado and tears your life apart, and very few people understand that. They tell you to be strong or worse—to stay positive. Some friends show up in the most beautiful way and others stop showing up altogether. The losses hit hard.
There’s no way to consistently balance the attention you give to your children when one is facing cancer, but there are a few concrete ways to make sure their siblings feel important, even during such difficult times.
Every parent of a child fighting cancer has a different story. But one thing we hear over and over when talking to cancer families is this: “I hardly knew anything about childhood cancer before it happened to my child.”
Sweet friend, I wish I could promise you that your child is going to survive this. That you are all going to come out of this undamaged. But, I can't promise you any of those things. What I can promise you? You WILL have support.
