Got Cancer? Yeah, You Ain’t So Tough.
My attitude did not kick cancer’s ass. The chemotherapy and radiation did.
Got a Parent with Cancer? Tell Your Folks What’s Wrong.
Don’t hold in your feelings. Ask for the help you need from someone you trust — yes, even Mom and Dad.
Sick People Can Be Good Parents Too
I guess that I could take the stand that Alaina Giordano’s estranged husband is a rotten, no good, heartless bastard who left his wife when she got cancer and then stole their kids from her. But that would be too easy.
Not Done on Earth, Thank You Very Much
I have a fear of the known. And here’s what I know: If I die and go to Heaven today, I will not be here to raise my children — something I came awfully close to four years ago.
How to Ask for Help When You Have Cancer
Are you wondering where your friends and family went since you’ve been diagnosed with cancer? Feeling all alone despite the kids’ hugs? Don’t worry, it’s not you. Here are a few reasons why folks tend to disappear when you have cancer, and how to ask the people you love for the help you need: Why […]
Nowhere Hair
The book trailer for Sue Glader’s Nowhere Hair, a children’s book about when a parent has cancer.
Bobblehead Dad: How I Told My Kids I Had Cancer
By Jim Higley You’d think it would be simple to get an official cancer diagnosis if, in fact, you had the big “C.” It wasn’t simple for me, however. It was a six-month journey during which blood tests “looked suspicious” and biopsy after biopsy revealed nothing. Details of a prostate biopsy aren’t something you want […]
How Do I Tell My Kids I Have Cancer?
By Nancy C. Osborn, PhD Now that you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, you’ve probably been given lots of information about treatments and options from medical professionals. You understand what is going on with your body and what to expect once you begin your treatments, but you will probably wonder how to tell your children that you […]
