That’s right! The title of this post is no joke. I can’t stress enough how a simple box/tray/bag of chocolate chip cookies can #helpothers! Brownies work too! If you want to help others going through a difficult time, baking or buying cookies could be the way to go. If the family, or child, cannot eat them, they can take the cookies to the hospital and share them with the nurses or resident doctors, or other staff. Believe me, they will get eaten in about 5 minutes flat. (The

There is something special about sending and receiving a handwritten note. Thankfully, while we were dealing with Childhood Cancer with Ryan, friends and family often reached out to us via a card or letter sharing how much they were thinking about us. I wish I could have bottled that feeling. There is nothing like it. It’s being special. It’s being thought of when the world is spinning out of control. It’s feels like love…because cancer is loveless. The video below is with my

Hello! I am psyched about this year's raffle quilt and collectively helping a few families like mine during this festive season. However, as I wrote in The Focused Fight: A Childhood Cancer Journey: From Mayhem to Miracles , this time of year was pure mayhem on several occasions. A lot of it had to do with Santa finding Olivia and Ryan while we were hospitalized. I'm hoping that with the funds collected, we will be able to help with outstanding medical bills, a car note or re

Heath (Heather) Dziczek's Cancer Cards are simply genius. A cancer survivor herself (Lymphoma), she had many awkward conversations with...

Today, it was all about friendship and how it's needed to lead a good life, especially if going through trials and tribulations. And,...

Speaker, writer, collector of stories. Always curious. Occasionally hilarious, Heat Dzizcek is the CEO at Cancer Conversation SOS - and...

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Today starts my 5th year in Celebrating Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! I am excited to share stories, interviews, and more. I may even...

This is a photo from my trip to Ethiopia in 2018. Except for the green bag, the suitcases and large bag were filled with quilts and toys...

As mothers, we can never forget the dates we give birth to our babies. The same goes for writers when we give birth to and publish our...