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I Went From Fearing My Empty Nest, to Hoping For It. Here’s Why.

By Karen Macarah

Mar 7, 2024

I Went From Fearing My Empty Nest, to Hoping For It. Here’s Why.

Mar 7, 2024

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It Wasn’t Supposed to be This Way

The January rain fell heavy and cold in the early evening, leaving the shining dark of the expressway to reflect the endless break lights…

May 30, 2023

A boy with cancer posing outside by a rock.

May 30, 2023

Parallel Paths: From Cancer Sibling to Cancer Mom

For my sister Justine, I was the older sister, by 5 years, the “mother-hen” if you will.

Jul 17, 2024

Parallel Paths: From Cancer Sibling to Cancer Mom

Jul 17, 2024

After Cancer I Was Promised a Guitar

By St. Baldrick’s Ambassador Aaron Pinsky

Feb 11, 2024

After Cancer I Was Promised a Guitar

Feb 11, 2024

It All Changed In An Instant

By Sally Steele

Jan 25, 2024

It All Changed In An Instant

Jan 25, 2024

Make Today Count

Words of Wisdom from the Mom of a Cancer Survivor

Nov 22, 2023

Make Today Count

Nov 22, 2023

Dear 8-Year-Old Me

Today has been a hard day and I am sure you do not know what to think.

Sep 25, 2023

A young boy smiling with a Final Four St. Louis t-shirt on.

Sep 25, 2023

Losing is Not an Option

It was June 5, 2020, and I had just gotten into a head-on collision with my son Matthew.

Aug 11, 2023

Losing is Not an Option

Aug 11, 2023

A Cruel Bargain for My Child’s Life

By Amy Shields

Jun 14, 2023

Sully, a little boy, receiving cancer treatment.

Jun 14, 2023

Life Without My Twin…and My Thoughts on Moths

I am a twin. For twenty years of my life, I had a sidekick, a partner in crime, a built-in best friend.

Apr 15, 2023

Life Without My Twin…and My Thoughts on Moths

Apr 15, 2023

The Sister I Never Knew

She was my parents’ first child and she died before I was even born, but the mere knowledge of her existence has always impacted me.

Mar 24, 2023

Baby on the beach smiling

Mar 24, 2023

Keeping Your Marriage Strong When Your Child Has Cancer

Our family and our relationship has changed.

Feb 27, 2023

Family sitting together and smiling.

Feb 27, 2023

I Want Your Presence, Not Your Presents

If cancer has taught our family anything, it’s that being present in your own life is the most important gift you can give.

Dec 20, 2022

Mother with her son who has childhood cancer.

Dec 20, 2022

Learning to Be a ‘Patient’ Parent

Christian’s diagnosis came out of nothing.

Nov 18, 2022

Learning to Be a ‘Patient’ Parent

Nov 18, 2022

Oh, Hello, Grief, You Are Looking Different

There aren’t a lot of words to use ten years after the worst words are first spoken

Oct 25, 2022

Oh, Hello, Grief, You Are Looking Different

Oct 25, 2022

Time and Hope are Everything

August 22 was a big day.

Sep 27, 2022

Time and Hope are Everything

Sep 27, 2022

I Didn’t Ask to Be a Cancer Mom, but Here I Am

By Ida Maresca Passaro

Aug 19, 2022

Ida with her son Rocco who was diagnosed with cancer.

Aug 19, 2022

What Does it Mean to Be Lucky?

I think of myself as lucky. Well, not that lucky since I was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer when I was 16.

Jul 21, 2022

What Does it Mean to Be Lucky?

Jul 21, 2022

My Friend Amy

By Gina Cross

Jun 21, 2022

My Friend Amy

Jun 21, 2022

Forever Cold Pink

By Audrey Taylor

May 28, 2022

Danica with her mom, dad, and brothers at gender reveal for her baby sister.

May 28, 2022

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St. Baldrick's Foundation

We’re a volunteer-powered charity committed to funding the most promising childhood cancer research grants. www.stbaldricks.org

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