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Childhood cancer

What to do or say, and Thanks to all who did.

So it’s happened to your friend, co-worker, family member, neighbour, or just someone you know and care about. A tragedy of some kind, maybe a cancer diagnosis like ours. Now you want to know what to do. What to say. Do you bring it up? Or do you say nothing, giving the person their privacy?… Continue reading What to do or say, and Thanks to all who did.

Childhood cancer

Elliot’s Year

The last chemo treatment is now officially scheduled for Monday. We can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Of course, we will never leave the "cancer world", and I know now there is no going back to how things were before September 2011. Our new "normal" will involve frequent hospital visits,… Continue reading Elliot’s Year

Childhood cancer

Fear

Elliot, walking into the bathroom where I was brushing my teeth, looked at me seriously and said “I think my heart is going to explode.” Needless to say, I dropped my toothbrush and asked him what he meant. He put his hand on the upper left side of his abdomen and said, with a worried… Continue reading Fear