Households dealing with a most cancers analysis usually face a variety of challenges and issues – whether or not that’s speaking to kids about most cancers in age-appropriate methods, supporting a sibling of a kid who has most cancers or making time for self-care.
Most cancersCare goals to assist ease a few of these burdens by creating applications that tackle the emotional and sensible wants of households dealing with most cancers. This yr, we’re pleased to share that we offered over 100 kids and teenagers with backpacks full of college provides by the Most cancersCare for Youngsters Again-to-College program.
This system, now in its second yr, supplies kids and teenagers within the New York tri-state space who’ve been affected by most cancers with college provide packages. The free packages included a backpack, notebooks, folders, pencil case, markers, crayons and/or coloured pencils and extra provides.
We obtained numerous optimistic suggestions! Kids and teenagers cherished their new college provides and backpacks that arrived simply in time for the beginning of college!
One mom shares: “Thanks for supplying my two sons with college provides. All these provides add up and take time to collect collectively. Subsequent week I’ll go for my month-to-month remedy in addition to my yearly scans. Simply after I really feel like I’m pulling all of it collectively, I’ve days emotionally, bodily or spiritually that simply maintain me again…then I muster myself collectively and discover the energy to be grateful and begin anew. Thanks for applications like this!”
Many due to the Diana Napoli Fund for sponsoring this program. Due to this help, Most cancersCare was in a position to significantly develop our program this yr!
Most cancersCare for Youngsters affords free help providers for kids who’ve been identified with most cancers, have a cherished one with most cancers or have skilled the lack of a cherished one to most cancers. Our psychosocial providers are additionally obtainable for fogeys and caregivers to assist educate, help and empower them as they take care of their very own emotional and sensible wants and the wants of their kids. All providers are offered by Most cancersCare’s Masters degree, licensed oncology social employees.
For extra details about Most cancersCare’s providers for kids and teenagers affected by most cancers, please go to www.cancercare.org/kids or electronic mail cckids@cancercare.org.