we are aware.

"Make September Gold" for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

We are aware. And we are thankful that since the time of Jaxon's diagnosis in 2014, some advancements have been made in the treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The protocol still includes medications developed for adults well over half a century ago, and it's still brutal, but it's a little bit less so. If he had been diagnosed in the past year or so at the same risk level (standard risk, not 'low' or 'high' or 'very high') he would have had slightly less chemo (the one he got via IV every month is now given every 3 months) and less frequent steroid pulses (also given quarterly now rather than monthly). It's still horrendous.

September

While I am so deeply grateful for my three healthy boys ... my heart and mind are heavy as I think of so many friends who view this time of year (and each and every day) through uncertainty for a child who is ill and grief for a child who is gone. Kids get cancer too. Join me, be a voice for them and their families! Find ways to help and support. Donate time, money, hair or blood. 

‪#‎ccam‬ ‪#‎gogold‬ ‪#‎childhoodcancerawareness‬ ‪#‎september‬

Via Momcology:

"This familiar site evokes heavy emotion for the family of an ill child. Some of us have children too sick to return to school this year, others acutely remember that year we left the store and cried in our cars after seeing healthy children picking out their perfect supplies to start the new year. Too many have to look down the aisle and think about what their child would be learning this year if only they were still here. We are thinking of all cancer families and their children during the upcoming weeks. September is childhood cancer awareness month for a reason. September is about kids! Go gold this year to support children and families affected by pediatric cancer."

#momcology

#starttheconversation 

#CCAM #everydayawareness 

#childrenaremorepreciousthangold