Tag Archive | Cancer
Don’t Thank Me for Curing Your Child: Perspectives of a Pediatric Oncologist
by Mark Fluchel, MD Pediatric Oncologist As a pediatric oncologist, every patient I treat has a potentially life threatening illness. Although we have a long way to go before we can cure all cancers, pediatric oncology has enjoyed some of the most dramatic improvements in all of medicine over the last 50 years. For many […]
Primary Children’s Hosts a Picnic for Cancer Patients and Their Families
Facepainting, bingo, waffles, and a chance to just be a kid. Last week Primary Children’s cancer unit hosted a special picnic at Sugar House Park for children with or who have beat cancer, as well as their families. 5-year-old Ariana (Ari) Paxton has battled neuroblastoma since 2013. For her mom, Lisa, the picnic meant a lot to the […]
Story Lines: Porter the Superhero
by Ashley Wood, Porter’s Mom Rexburg, Idaho By definition a challenge is an invitation to participate in a fight, competition or contest. Our family knew 2013 would be a year of challenges. We were prepared for a fight, but had no idea how difficult it would really get. My husband accepted a new job that […]
Where Do I Turn When My Child Has Cancer?
The initial signs can show up in a number of different forms—a mysterious lump on the neck, unexplained weight loss, fevers, fatigue, pain—but the diagnosis always hits like a sledgehammer. Your child has cancer. Amidst your feelings of fear and desperation comes a strong parental instinct to protect and a steely resolve to do everything […]
“We See Hope” - Reflections from a Pediatric Cancer Nurse
by Sara Judd, RN BSN Pediatric Oncology Nurse As my fellow pediatric oncology nurses and techs would agree, it is difficult to put into words what it is like to work on the Cancer, Blood and Marrow Unit at Primary Children’s Hospital. The emotions can range from despair to victory, but in the end it […]
