by Sheri Brisson | Jan 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Survivorship” didn’t exist in the serious illness world 40 years ago. Today, survivorship implies both surviving physical illness as well as moving on emotionally despite the trauma of having had a significant illness. Rob Tufel, LSW, Executive Director...
by Sheri Brisson | Jan 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know I was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 24. I felt like I was no longer my parents’ child because I had an adult life of my own. But when health crisis hit, hardly anything was left of my adult life—suddenly I was my...
by Sheri Brisson | Jan 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Grit has become a hot topic in education, but in my opinion, kids facing serious or chronic illness are some of the “grittiest” people around. Grit includes many different things—courage, resolve, strength of character, mettle, backbone, fortitude, perseverance,...
by Sheri Brisson | Jan 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
We cannot prevent adversity, but adversity can make us more resilient. I’ve adapted the Seven C’s of resilience as described by Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D. in his book, A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings (2011,...
by Mary Ellen Peterson | Jan 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Digging Deep is a unique journal not only for young people going through a chronic or life threatening illness but also for the parents and professionals providing them emotional and social support. It offers everyone everyone a tool to open up conversation around...
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