Here to Serve Looks Forward in 2023
Here to Serve Looks Forward in 2023 A Word from our Founder Awareness. Awareness is our Here to Serve goal for 2023. And through greater awareness of Here to Serve’s […]
Navigating the Holidays When a Loved One Has Cancer
Navigating the Holidays When a Loved One Has Cancer Creating a Safe Environment for Your Loved Ones The holidays and end of year celebrations are important to all of us. […]
Nutrition During Cancer Treatment
Nutrition During Cancer Treatment Celebrating the Month of Eat better, Eat Together! We all know how important good nutrition is to our physical and emotional health. Navigating cancer treatments and […]
Holiday Rituals While Caring for a Cancer Patient
Holiday Rituals While Caring for a Cancer Patient National Cookie Day December 2022 Holiday rituals give us structure and provide links to our families and our cultures. When caring for […]
Essential Steps to Take After a Cancer Diagnosis
Essential Steps to Take After a Cancer Diagnosis Reclaim Your Power As a young family, finding out that your child or spouse has been diagnosed with cancer can be the […]
Learning from the World’s Centenarians
Learning from the World’s Centenarians National Gratitude Month 2022 Parents that have gone through the cancer journey know that maintaining their own physical and emotional health is crucial, and one […]
A Calling and Passion
A Calling and Passion National Caregivers Month 2022 Unlike many adult-related diseases, childhood cancer is usually not something a family can predict. Cancer growing in a young person’s body doesn’t […]
Emotional Wellness Month: How to Cope with Pediatric Cancer
Emotional Wellness Month 2023 The Power of Connection: Fighting Loneliness When Your Child Is in Treatment Emotional Wellness Month is an annual observance held in October to raise awareness about […]
A Safe and Healthy Halloween 2022
A Safe and Healthy Halloween 2022 Keep calm, trick or treat, and carry on… Halloween can bring joy and excitement for children with cancer but also a little “FOMO” (fear […]
National Critical Illness Awareness Month
National Critical Illness Awareness Month Are you covered? 10/22/2023 It may seem like a “designated” awareness month exists for just about everything these days. From things like “National No […]
Dealing with Pain in Pediatric Cancer
New Methods of Management for Pediatric Cancer Pain Virtual reality (VR) and Augmented reality (AR) September is Pain Awareness Month and Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. These are two crucial months […]
September to Remember- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month Revolutionizing the Diagnosis of Blood Cancers with AI 09/10/2023 September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of this devastating disease and its […]
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month A Time to Celebrate Progress and Fight for a Cure 09/03/2023 September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! Let’s come together to celebrate the progress […]
Art Helps Cancer Patients’ Mental Health
Art Helps Cancer Patients’ Mental Health A Form of Therapy Art has been used since ancient times to express ourselves. It provides a means to communicate when words are not […]
What About Me? Caring for Siblings of Children with Cancer
What About Me? Caring for Siblings of Children with Cancer It’s summer and you are excited about all the plans your family has for vacations, time with friends and siblings […]
The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy
The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy Therapeutic Benefits Are you a cat person or a dog person? Even this question recognizes that most of us have connections with animals. This concept […]
Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): CAR T-Cell Therapy to the Rescue!
Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): CAR T-Cell Therapy to the Rescue! Learn About Immunotherapy Image Credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). “Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014”. WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). […]
Is Clean Air Important for Cancer Recovery?
Is Clean Air Important for Cancer Recovery? The Effects of Pollution The Importance of clean air during cancer recovery is not emphasized enough. Studies have shown that patients who live […]
Preparing for Natural Disasters and Shortages
Preparing for Natural Disasters and Shortages Stocking Up for Cancer Care Image Credit: Russ Allison Loar Nowadays, news coverage almost always contains some warning about an impending natural disaster or […]
Can Music Help Heal Cancer Patients?
Can Music Help Heal Cancer Patients? Our Universal Language “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain” – Bob Marley. Music is our universal language […]