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Resources for Families

Websites

Make-A-Wish:  Grants wishes to children under the age of 18 with life-threatening illnesses. www.wish.org

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:  Resources and information on coping and understanding blood cancers. www.lls.org

National Children’s Cancer Society:  Provides financial assistance associated with child’s cancer treatment. http://www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.com/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=448

Songs of Love:  Provides personalized songs for chronically and terminally ill children and young adults. http://www.songsoflove.org/

Supersibs:  Provides activities and emotional support to siblings of seriously ill children www.supersibs.org

Caring Bridge: http://www.caringbridge.org/

Starlight*Starbright Children’s Foundation: http://www.starlight.org

Children’s Wish Foundation: http://www.childrenswish.org/

National Children’s Cancer Society (NCCS): www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.org
  
Pediatric Oncology Resource: Provides resources and information for parents of children with cancer including diagnosis info, online support, scholarship info, survivorship issues, etc. http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/

National Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation:  http://www.candlelighters.org/  (800) 366-2223 in Southern Arizona view http://www.candlelightersaz.org/

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation: http://www.pbtfus.org/

Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults: http://www.ulmanfund.org/

American Cancer Society: Offers camps and other fun events for AZ children/teens with cancer, their siblings and the whole family. (800) 865-1582 http://www.cancer.org

Hip Hats are cool hats with human hair attached. They are soft, comfortable and fun to wear. They are free to children under the age of 21 with any type of cancer. (877) 447-4287 http://www.hatswithhair.com/

National Childhood Cancer Foundation Children’s Oncology Group: http://www.curesearch.org/

Re-Mission: http://www.re-mission.net/site/game/index.php


Books

Childhood Cancer, A parent's guide to solid tumor cancers. Honna Janes-Hodder and Nancy Keene

Childhood Leukemia, a Guide for Families, Friends, and Caregivers. Nancy Keene

Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Oncology. Shulamith Kreitler (Editor), Myriam Weyl Ben Arush (Editor).

Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. Archie W. Bleyer (Editor), Ronald Duncan Barr (Editor) Springer 2007.

Living With Childhood Cancer, A Practical Guide to Help Families Cope.
Leigh Woznick and Carol Goodheart

What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick. Allan Peterkin, Frances Middendorf