Category Archives: Childhood Cancer
Resources for Childhood Cancer Siblings
Siblings of children with cancer can feel a lot of stress as family dynamics change. They may not be the ones feeling sick, being…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Olivia
Meet Olivia, an avid reader and stage 3 non-hodgkin’s lymphoma warrior. When Olivia started having slight swelling in her face, her mother thought it was…
ACCO Celebrates Selection as a Giant Food Community Bag Program Beneficiary TWO Years in a Row!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beltsville, Maryland – For the SECOND year in a row, the American Childhood Cancer Organization has been selected as a beneficiary of…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Sydney
Meet Sydney, a Sesame Street loving, neuroblastoma survivor! When Sydney was two months old her parents found a lump on her neck. “Her diagnosis was…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Hunter
Meet Hunter, an aspiring engineer and Ewing’s Sarcoma warrior. When Hunter was 7 years old, he began complaining of pain when he went to the…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Julia
Meet Julia, a Ewing’s Sarcoma warrior who loves to go camping! Three days before her ninth birthday, Julia was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma. After more…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Taylor
Meet Taylor, a 9 year old alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma warrior. In January 2020, Taylor’s mother, Amber noticed a lump on her right hand and decided to…
Bone Cancer in Children
Bone cancer is one of the most common types of childhood cancer, accounting for about 5% of all childhood cancers. Bone cancers can form in…
Gold Ribbon Hero: CJ
Meet CJ, a 10 year old alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma warrior. “It’s been a very long road” says Stephanie, CJ’s mother. CJ was first diagnosed in September…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Grayce
Meet Grayce, a 14 year old medulloblastoma survivor! Grayce was taken to the optometrist when she developed blurred and double vision. Her eye doctor ran…