The stress a cancer diagnosis and treatment brings to a child and family can be overwhelming. Wonderful organizations like the ones below provide a reprieve from the stress through the care and experiences they provide, meant to provide memories that last a lifetime.
Granting children with life-threatening medical conditions who have reached the age of 2½ and are younger than 18 wishes to look forward to after treatment.
Do It For The Love is a wish-granting nonprofit organization that brings people living with life-threatening illnesses, children with severe challenges and wounded veterans to live concerts. Through the healing power of music, our goal is to inspire joy, hope and lasting celebratory memories in the face of severe illness or trauma.
Gold Hope Project is a group of photographers aiming to gift families battling a pediatric cancer diagnoses free portrait session for their little warriors. Many families with ill children are emotionally, physically and finanicially strapped; it is the heart of The Gold Hope Project to take at least one worry off their shoulders and gift them something magical – the smilies of their children frozen in time.
The Jessie Rees Foundation is all about giving “CARE” to each child and their entire family. Encouraging kids to Never Ever Give Up (NEGU)! Jessie created her fun-filled JoyJars® as a way to send hope and joy to her peers fighting cancer. Jessie knew that fighting cancer made you feel lonely and limited. She also knew “love” stuffed in a jar was a great remedy. JoyJars have been stuffed and sent to courageous kids worldwide.
Brothers and sisters of cancer patients often face fear, anxiety, changes in daily routines, worry, grief and even jealousy as their family is thrown into the emotional turmoil of managing a child’s cancer treatment. SuperSibs is dedicated to comforting, encouraging, and empowering siblings during their family’s battle against childhood cancer, so these children and teens can face the future with courage and hope.
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