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Helping Your Child Battle Cancer
Author : Sy Schlager
Submitted : 2011-10-01 02:41:56 Word Count : 699 Popularity: 25
Tags: cancer, children's health, child health, health, parenting, medical research, family
As mothers, we try to protect our kids from as much as we can. We try to keep them away from other children who are sick and we make sure they bundle up in the winter. Being a mom is one of the most wonderful jobs on earth, but it is also a very difficult job riddled with responsibility.
An injured or scared child will cry out for their mommy, the one person that always makes them feel better. Mommy responds with a kiss, a hug and a band aid and, true enough, the child is much better for it. There are, however, those times when a kiss, hug and band aid are not enough for the cure.
We read about kids contracting cancer more often these days. It seems like daily another child and another pair of parents are discovering that their lives are about to change forever. Cancer treatment will usually consist of surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. All of these treatments are very hard for a child to bear and it can be equally hard on the parents, who must stand by and watch helplessly. As parents we are accustomed to being on top of our children’s wants and needs, and able to make any problem go away with a little TLC. This doesn’t work with cancer and we are unable to do anything about our precious child’s suffering.
Fortunately there are doctors working around the clock to find new ways to cure cancer. A tremendous amount of money is being sent from all over the world so doctors and researchers can devote all their time and energy into finding new ways to make a difference in the treatment of cancer. Thankfully there have been huge medical advances in the last several years.
It seems once a year large corporations like Wal-Mart or MacDonald’s ask their customers to contribute whatever they can on top of their purchase to go toward cancer awareness and research. Many of these customers take the pledge and donate gladly to the cause. As we stand in the check out line, we also hear many customers tell the cashier “No thanks” or “Not today.” They are right in taking care of their family first before making that contribution to others, but everyone who can spare a little cash should do so. It makes a huge difference to cancer patients everywhere and aids in the research to prevent the disease entirely. There is still much to be done.
Most of us never imagine that it could be our child who suddenly gets sick and is diagnosed with cancer. We figure that since we have no history of cancer in our family surely our children won’t have to worry about that. No parent ever expects their child will get sick, especially not with cancer. But those parents and children who suddenly find their world upside down cannot stress enough how important cancer research is.
No matter who we are, there is unanimous agreement that no innocent child deserves to suffer, especially from a disease as painful and stressful as cancer. Fortunately, millions of dollars are contributed to cancer research every year. Unfortunately, there exist many rare forms of the disease that have no cure at all and the outlook remains grim. In the case of the cancers where treatments are available, the patient is considered to be cured if the remission lasts five years. Five years in a child’s life is forever.
Parents want their children to lead long, healthy and happy lives. They cannot always kiss the hurt and make it go away, but they can donate to cancer research in the grand hope that some day the scientists will discover a permanent cure for all the forms of cancer. Every child has the right to grow to adulthood - every child.
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