Welcome to Y Parent's Journal

CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved.

Every month, in their "Reading Room", a featured expert will answer common questions about coping with a cancer diagnosis. You can submit your own question or just take advantage of the many Q&A topics they have available online.

Here is the link:
(VISIT LINK)

Cancer may seem like a topic that can can be put off for discussion until your child is old enough to understand what it means. That is, until cancer strikes your family.

When Cindy Hurst of Phoenix, Arizona was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 42, she faced the daunting task of breaking it to her 4 year old daughter. Her ideas, along with the ideas of other parents are inspiring. Click the link below to read the entire article.

'Honey, Mommy has cancer.'

"The best gift we can give our children is not protection from the world, but the confidence and tools to cope and grow with all that life has to offer them."
-- Wendy Schlessel Harpham, MD
-- Author, When a Parent Has Cancer