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WELCOME
This site contains our personal childhood cancer journey, plus links to many childhood cancer and survivorship web sites. We hope you find this information useful.
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Please bookmark this page in your favorites. As of mid-February 2010, we will no longer have the domain name "www.katieswish.com". We will continue to maintain the web site under the following address: http://mysite.verizon.net/katieswish.
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Wear a gold ribbon on your lapel!! The gold ribbon is the official ribbon of children with cancer worldwide, supported, recognized and promoted by hundreds of organizations and treatment centers, families, friends, and caregivers.
Childhood Cancer Facts
- Each school day, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer.
- In the U.S., approximately 12,400 children under the age of 20 will be diagnosed with some form of childhood cancer each year.
- About one in 300 children will develop cancer before the age of 20.
- Cancer remains the number one disease killer of America's children -- more than Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Asthma and AIDS combined.
- Although the 5-year survival rate is steadily increasing, one quarter of children will die five years from the time of diagnosis.
- 66% of the children who are diagnosed and treated for childhood cancers will have long-term side effects or late effects from either the cancer or, more likely, from the treatment.
- Many of these kids will be diagnosed with a secondary cancer by the time they reach age 45.
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Give the Gift of Life!
Blood is needed for emergencies and for people who have cancer, blood disorders, sickle cell, anemia and other illnesses. Some people need regular blood and platelet transfusions to live.
Donating blood and platelets saves lives!
When you become a donor through the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), you are participating in an effort to give patients with leukemia and other life-threatening blood diseases a second chance at life. Patients all over the world need people like you to donate marrow, blood stem cells or umbilical cord blood, or to help in other ways.
Ways you can contribute... click here
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ADVOCATE
Help elevate childhood cancer to a national priority.
The most powerful tools for influencing policy related to childhood cancer are the voices and stories of those personally touched by the disease. If one voice can make a difference, imagine the potential impact of thousands and millions of voices speaking together.
DONATE
Contribute to help cure childhood cancer.
Whether it touches our lives directly or indirectly, confronting childhood cancer stirs up powerful feelings in all of us. Most people are overwhelmed with a desire to do something helpful, and look for ways to turn their compassion into tangible aid.
PARTICIPATE
Get involved and make a difference in a child’s life.
Find out more about childhood cancer awareness activities, fund-raising events and advocacy programs that are happening in your town, your state and the nation.
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Courageous Kids
[last modified: 9-1-09]
151 courageous kids from all over the world share their stories with us. There are a lot of photos, please be patient while they load. If you would like to have your child added, or if you are an adult survivor of childhood cancer who would like to tell your story, please contact us. |
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The contents of this site is for informational purposes only. The journal entries are from our personal experiences and are not meant as medical advice.
The artwork and personal content on this web site is the property of Patty Harr and can not be copied or used for any other purpose without written permission.
Copyright © 2009 katieswish.com
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