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• Awareness of impending child's death from cancer and future mental health issues

  Published: July 29, 2007, 10:57 am

  Tags: Awareness, Childhood Cancer, Childhoodcancer, Death, Loss

  under: Childhood CancersUnnur Valdimarsdottir and team, from the Karokinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, recently published a study in Lancet Oncology reporting on how the length of the time parents were aware of a child's impending death affected their future mental health risk.The team gave about 450 parents who had lost a child to cancer

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• Quebec boy can have alternative medicine instead of chemotherapy

  Published: August 1, 2007, 7:49 am

  Tags: Alternative Treatments, Alternativetreatments, Childhood Cancer, Childhoodcancer

  under: Childhood Cancers, Alternative TherapiesThe Child Protection Agency in Quebec, Canada, is not going to force the parents of a 3-year-old boy to give him chemotherapy for cancer in his brain and spinal cord, allowing them instead to pursue alternative medicine.The boy, Anael L'Esperance-Nascimento, was diagnosed with cancer in late

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• Sharing blessings.

  Published: October 18, 2007, 1:57 am

  Tags: Cancer, Celebrate, Children, Chondrosarcoma, Faith, Friends, Gifts, Health, Humanity, Kids, Life, Personal, Prayers, Thanks, Thoughts, Youtube, Ambriel, Blessings, Brahnamin, Child, Childhood Cancer, Hug Clicker, Hugs For Ambriel, Skywindows

  Ambriel’s journey with cancer. When I learned a few months ago, that Ambriel might be facing another battle with cancer, I knew that my little hug clicker was meant for her. To date, more than 13,000 hugs have registered for her, and though she is happily, not facing what was dreaded… I have left it there. Ambriel deserves hugs

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• Books for kids battling cancer and another great article

  Published: July 10, 2008, 1:08 am

  Tags: Childhood Cancer Resources, Numbing Spray

  to help kids understand cancer can be a challenge for parents, family, friends, as well as child life specialists. I’ve learned about two great ones that come highly recommended from fellow CCLS. The first is called H is for Hair Fairy and is available from amazon. The second one is available from amazon as well. It is called

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