Parents of Emerging Adults with Cancer
February 19, 2015 By: Lisa Fisher When someone is diagnosed with a chronic illness, the focus tends to be on that individual rather than on those who surround and support her/him. I have been [...]
A Teenage Boy and His Parents Walk Into a Sperm Bank
October 30, 2014 By: Benjamin Rubenstein I have become desensitized to the annual ritual where my dad hands me an envelope he’s received in the mail addressed to me and that has no return [...]
You and Me and Baby = Family
September 18, 2014 By: Anne Katz PhD, RN While some young adults and most teens are not thinking about having babies (quite the opposite in fact!), having cancer at a young age forces you to [...]
How to let go
September 2, 2014 By: Pat Taylor While attending the OMG2014 Cancer Summit for Young Adults in Las Vegas last month, I sat in on a session full of parents talking about the challenges they were [...]
Looking Back on OMG 2014: Parent Caregivers Getting It Right… or Wrong
August 5, 2014 By: Pat Taylor As parents of young adults living with cancer, we strive to “get it right.” To say the right thing, do the right thing… but sometimes we just mess up. [...]
Navigating Cancerland
January 23, 2014 By: Lorna Larsen (Shanna’s Mother) A diagnosis of cancer in your child is devastating. You become caught up in a world of cancer treatment that is both foreign and frightening. [...]
