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Neutrophil’s Guide to Stem Cell Transplants for Kids: A Handbook for Patients and Caregivers
Written and illustrated by a bone marrow transplant recipient who used CaringBridge through treatment for a recurrence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, this upbeat and compassionate book helps kids ages 9-12 and their adult caregivers navigate bone m
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But I Was in Such a Good Mood This Morning: Facing Cancer and Other Harsh Realities in My Life
Rob Henslin and his wife, Michele, were newlyweds in 1989, when Rob received a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was 26 at the time, and doctors at the renowned City of Hope National Medical Center, based in California, described Rob’s pr
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How Loving Kindness Meditation Can Help Your Mind Breathe
Heading to my cabin in Wisconsin, I passed the Franconia Sculpture Park in an unmown hay field adjacent to County Road 8. Among its giant recycled material sculptures, one installation is a pair of road signs. The first, outlined in red, says, “I wor
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Ana van Koeverden, 15, has lived with brain cancer since she was 3. To protect her from COVID-19 ahead of a successful surgery in July, her whole family, including Calla, her Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, was on lockdown for nearly three months. For e
I first became a CaringBridge author in March 2012, after my husband, Bob, was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder called POEMS syndrome. It is a shirt-tail relative to cancer, and required Bob to have a stem cell transplant at a hospital far from o
In July 2017, at the age of 13, Carson Gigstad of Savage, MN, went from what his parents assumed was a perfectly healthy life to a heart transplant … in 11 days. It was toward the end of a family vacation in Brainerd, MN, when Carson complained of a
By the time Deacon Hammond of Bryan, TX, arrived into the world on Oct. 10, 2016, his CaringBridge site had been up for three months and visited thousands of times. Deacon’s mom, Brittany, launched the site after she and husband, Walt, learned halfwa
When her parents ask Olivia Hammond of Bryan, TX, to show what her little brother’s heart looks like, the adorable 4 year old makes the familiar shape with both hands. Then she takes half of it away. That’s a quick explanation of Hypoplastic Left He
Minnesota op-ed columnist Caryn Sullivan, who raised a son with autism, supported her daughter through a health crisis, survived breast cancer herself, and lost her husband, Ted, way too soon, believes that healing is a choice. In “Bitter or Better,”
Six months after Tanya Bailey’s throat cancer diagnosis, the St. Paul, MN, resident was done with treatment. Her chemo port and feeding tube were gone, she had an “all-clear” PET scan, and had returned to work and graduate-school studies. Life was go
Dressing to the nines, with embellished bags for her portable oxygen tank, and gorgeous gloves to protect fingers damaged by disease, has helped heal Lovette Russell of Atlanta, GA, as she lives with two incurable illnesses. Diagnosed a decade ago w
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