Sara Olsher What Happens When a Kid Has Cancer: A Book about Childhood Cancer

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, life flips upsidedown. Suddenly, our days (and our thoughts) are dominated by doctors, nurses, child life specialists, and a million technical terms that will make anyones head spin. Add extreme fear and anxiety to that, and youve got a recipe for the most stressful time in a familys life. What Happens When a Kid Has Cancer is a book written with purpose of relieving the anxiety and confusion that comes from a childs cancer diagnosis and treatment. What Happens When a Kid Has Cancer covers the main points of pediatric cancer what it is and what the experience of treatment is like and shows how it can change a kids day. The book is great for ages 4 10 and discussesThe science of cancerChanges to routinesSurgery and anesthesiaChemotherapyHair loss and hair changesPort, central line, and tubiesHospital staysRadiationScans and blood drawsEmotions relating to cancerOver the course of a year and with the help of both experts and families who have been through pediatric cancer, author and illustrator Sara Olsher explains the science of cancer (in an ageappropriate, totally nonscary way) and uses an illustrated calendar to show how various treatments affect a childs daytoday. This method of teaching is based on decades of solid science about how kids learn and cope with the major daytoday changes that result from issues like cancer. By creating a routine that kids can see and understand, parents can restore a sense of safety and... | Sara Olsher What Happens When a Kid Has Cancer: A Book about Childhood Cancer