Warrior Mom – Life after NED

“Warrior Mom.” That’s what one of my inspiring bracelets says. A simple gift during our chemotherapy journey that reminded me I am strong; I am flexible; and I am exactly where I need to be. Little did I know that bracelet would mean more now, almost two years since my daughter Bella was declared NED (no evidence of disease), than during the actual fight. Since …

Improving Survivorship Care

Current research data suggests childhood cancer survivors are not getting the care they need, which can become life-threatening. “Survivors truly slip through the cracks,” said Karim Thomas Sadak, MD, MPH, MSE and director of the University of Minnesota’s Childhood Cancer Survivor Program (CCSP), supported by Children’s Cancer Research Fund. The CCSP aims to improve the lives of survivors, and to truly help them, Sadak said …

Reaching More Milestones: The Importance of Survivorship Care

Lucie Turcotte, MD, MPH, MS loves hearing about school, dating, graduations, weddings… everything “normal” in a childhood cancer survivor’s life. As a survivorship doctor and researcher at the University of Minnesota, she meets children and families at their absolute low points – sometimes when they are in the throes of potentially facing death. “Seeing them celebrate the milestones they feared would not come is almost …