by Sheri Brisson | Sep 18, 2019 | Chronic/Serious Illness
It’s heartbreaking that the average age of children diagnosed with cancer is just six-years-old. But fortunately, due to breakthroughs in medical research and treatment, today nearly 90% of these children will survive. However, the devastating fact is that 60% of...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Jun 12, 2019 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Education/Parenting
Everyone wants to feel special, right? Not necessarily. Many young people with serious or chronic illnesses talk about just wanting to feel normal. But it’s hard to feel normal when you’re bald from chemotherapy or everyone is staring at you as you roll past in a...
by Oscar King IV | Feb 12, 2019 | Education/Parenting
In this season of love, it is important to realize that love is not an emotion. It is an action – a series of actions stringing together in a long line of “this happened, and he/she acted by…” So act! Here are some ways to love, complete with easy-to-remember,...
by Sheri Brisson | Jan 9, 2019 | Education/Parenting
I’ve been volunteering with kids in hospitals for as long as I can remember. I often get asked for advice on how to talk to kids. But to me, it is all about communicating with kids, which I feel should be a lot more listening than talking. I start by assuming...
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