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Planner_Dawn
Hi all! I'm Dawn and mom to Ollie who is 8 and was diagnosed with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) ALK Positive in November 2019. We live in Ottawa, but are currently in Toronto where our son had a stem cell transplant 18 days ago.  It ...
Planner_Dawn Category Childhood Aug '20
ashcon
For any parent of a child going through cancer, I just learned of this free 2-hour lecture happening in Toronto on Jun 8, 2019.  Click on this link for more info and to RSVP. An Evening with Barbara Coloroso: Parenting Through Crisis ...
ashcon Category Childhood May '19
ACH2015
From W5 March 07/19   "CAR-T stands for chimeric antigen receptor T-Cell therapy. Simply put, the patient’s own immune cells are taken from their blood and then in truly remarkable individualized therapy, those immune cells, their T ...
ACH2015 Category Childhood Mar '19
ACH2015
From CBC website today: "The drug, Kymriah, is the first cancer drug that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukaemia, and it's customized to each patient.  ...
ACH2015 Category Childhood Jan '19
Randyalice
Hi Everyone, I am just wondering if anyone has any relapse stories on how you knew with your child.  My daughter recently finished treatment for ALL and has had no fevers for months even with the colds and flu's shes gotten.  About 10 days ...
Randyalice Category Childhood Jan '19
ACH2015
"A scientist who developed a lab test to predict whether children with cancer are susceptible to potentially life-threatening side effects from three chemotherapy drugs is now focusing on five other medications so parents and ...
ACH2015 Category Childhood May '18
Jessyjohn
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This is Jessy from Ontario. I am the mother of a cancer patient. My child has been suffering from cancer for the past 2 years. It was when he was 3 years old cancer was detected for him. Now he is undertreatment.
Jessyjohn Category Childhood Mar '18
Librarianage
I havent introduced myself yet, I have a 5 year old daughter who was diagnosed with high risk Bcell ALL in August 2013. She is in her 4th cycle of maintenance and we're hoping for an end to active treatment this Nov/Dec. She is doing very ...
Librarianage Category Childhood Mar '15
My 2 yr old son was diagnosed with ALL Leukaemia and we at the end of induction and really looking for some parents to connect with. Share experiences, relate topics and bounce questions off of. Any groups I could join?
Category Childhood Apr '14
cancermomma
Hi everyone - this is a really new group so a great way to start is to introduce yourself to others. Tell a bit of your story - as much or as little as you feel comfortable sharing. Once you've done that you might also want ...
cancermomma Category Childhood Jan '13
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