The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog

Photo credit: Tony Gray, for Flashes of Hope
Breeonne was living the college life on campus — going to classes, going to parties, and certainly not thinking about cancer. Then one day, she felt like a 600-pound weight was on her chest and ended up in the emergency room. The cause: rare tumors crushing her left lung.
“I was just so young,” recalls Breeonne, who was 19 years old at her diagnosis.
At the start of treatment, doctors discussed some of the long-term side effects of chemotherapy, including the impact it could have on her fertility. She decided to try to freeze her eggs for the future, employing her cousin... Read More
Who could’ve known that some lemons, a home-made stand, and a jar full of money could have formed the foundation of a long-lasting legacy? It’s been 25 years since Alex Scott, the founder of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), held her first lemonade stand, and, ever since, supporters from across the country have found the courage to join the fight by hosting their very own front yard lemonade stands to help fund childhood cancer research.
Whether you’re thinking about joining the movement or have already... Read More

Karen with her son, Tony

Sarah and her son Connor

Kennedy with her family, including kids Karter Rose, Christopher, Kade, and Kylo
The week her daughter, Samantha, was born changed Karen Salerno’s life in ways she never would have imagined. She had imagined going from one child to two children. She had imagined the differences in raising a daughter versus a son. She had thought about how her 2 ½ year old, Tony, would react to being a big brother and sharing his parents' attention. She worried about juggling it all and the early sleepless nights, and long, potentially colicky days.
All normal concerns for a second-time mom. And then, Tony was... Read More
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