The Sarcoma Alliance has shared a number of childhood cancer sarcoma facts this September already. Here are a couple that I think are especially worth noting.
May is many things, including some important awareness days & months: Brain Cancer Awareness Month National Cancer Research Month Neurofibromatosis Month Oncology Nursing Month May 17: DIPG Awareness Day I also want to shout out to the months I missed: March: Kidney Cancer Awareness Month April: National Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Week (April 7-11, 2025) & April 21: Acute Myloid Leukemia (AML) Day
I think that the holidays are special to be because of our family traditions more than anything. I'm agnostic, so I don't believe in the religious aspects of the holiday, just the cultural ones. I also love the symbols, but more than anything I want the familiar family activities. I didn't get them last year as much as I wanted, as I was at the beginning of recovery from a nasty respiratory infection and wasn't feeling well. But this year they're there. So, my favorite holiday traditions, in no particular order, are: Baking cookies, whether it's gingerbread or sugar, and especially ones you cut out and decorate. Our Christmas eve snack fest and bûche de Noël (had to google how to get the accent marks because Blogger was not playing nice, even on the French keyboard). The tradition of handmade PJ pants for a Christmas eve gift (not every year, but most). Cinnamon rolls and egg bake for Christmas morning breakfast. Amy Grant Christmas CDs (don't judge). Play...
From ACCO, did you know, 1 in 6 children diagnosed with cancer won't survive more than 5 years after diagnosis. When I was younger, it was 1 in 5, so at least we're going in the right direction. But 1 in 6 is still far too many.
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