Make-A-Wish
This organization is dedicated to trying to grant the wishes of all children who have been diagnosed with a serious illness, not just cancer. They started in the United States, but today they are...
Love, Strength and Faith Blog
BuzzyBee
When my son was 5, he was very anxious about having blood drawn for his tests (which were many) and having to access his chemo port to give him his treatment. The nurse my...
N.E.G.U.
N.E.G.U. It means Never Ever Give UP. It is an organization that we came across thanks to the hospital where my son was receiving his treatment at Children’s Hospital. This organization was inspired by...
Supergreens
One tactic I started using to help my son gain weight and stay as healthy as possible was by giving him a shake made from a product called Grown American Superfood. This product helped...
Syrup
One of the thousands of things that worried me most about my son’s treatment was the medicine. Since my son was only 5 years old when I was diagnosed, it was difficult for him...
Nystatin / Mycostatin
When my son had to take a very strong medicine called Dexamethasone or Decadron (which is steroids) they gave me another medicine to prevent sores and thrush from developing in his mouth and esophagus....
Anti-Nauseaous / Anti-vomit
Another trick I learned is that giving him an anti-sickness pill before he was given the Methotrexate medicine (Amethopterin Rheumatrex, Trexall and MTX are other names) served him very well and he didn’t feel...