In the First Days: What Families Need to Hear After a Childhood Cancer Diagnosis
After a childhood cancer diagnosis, families need reassurance, clear next steps, trusted pediatric oncology resources, emotional support, open communication with doctors, and a strong support network to foster hope and resilience.
When Childhood Cancer Moves In: How Family Life Changes and the Support That Helps Most
Childhood cancer disrupts family life, shifting roles and routines. Key support includes open communication, sibling care, self-care for caregivers, practical stress management, integrative healing, and building resilience.
What Childhood Cancer Teaches Families About Resilience and Hope
Childhood cancer challenges families, teaching resilience through hope, routine, support, self-care, and integrative healing. Survivor stories inspire strength, while empathy and knowledge guide caregiving.
What Childhood Cancer Taught Our Family About Resilience and Hope
Childhood cancer challenges families but fosters resilience, hope, and growth. Support, self-care, compassionate healthcare, and mind-body practices aid coping and healing for children and caregivers.
How to Support a Child and Family Through Cancer Treatment With Compassion
Guide offers compassionate strategies to support children with cancer and their families, emphasizing listening, practical help, sibling care, caregiver self-care, honest communication, and partnering with healthcare teams.
What Families Need Emotionally During Childhood Cancer Treatment
Families facing childhood cancer need emotional support through acknowledging conflicting feelings, caregiver self-care, sibling inclusion, clinician empathy, trauma-informed care, resilience-building, and community connection.
About the Book
Janice Post-White’s memoir is a story about a cancer nurse who thought she knew what life and death were about.
Then her 4-year-old son got leukemia.
This heart-wrenchingly real but inspiring book shines a light on the life-affirming discoveries that can be made when one is forced to face death—and bravely chooses to face fears.
ON SALE DECEMBER 3, 2021
2022 First Place Award from the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year in the category of Consumer Health and Third Place in Creative Works
Finalist in Health/Cancer from the American Book Fest Best Book Awards, the International Book Awards, and the Eric Hoffer Book Awards