Welcome! to the Never-Ending Squirrel Tale Web Site--the place to come for practical tips and encouragement for the parents of kids with cancer. It's written by other Moms and Dads in your shoes—the ones that have already started the journey.

Poke around and see what we have to offer. If you're new to this site, keep checking back—Squirrel Tales was off line for a while, but it's on its way back. There will be plenty here for you to read, enjoy, and share.

You'll surely want to make your first stop, You Know You're a Parent of a Kid with Cancer When .... It has been our biggest draw and will give you a moment to smile while you're in the thick of it. It spawned a couple sequels—You Know You're the Babysitter of a Kid with Cancer and most recently (and it's fast moving!), You Know You're a Teenager With Cancer. I hear all the time from moms and dads (and now the teenagers) that so many of the entries hit the nail on the head.

Please help me share your story and let me know what pot holes I can fill or what roads we missed in mapping out the way.

From CancerCare:
CancerCare will be starting a free telephone support group for parents of child with a cancer diagnosis. The support group is set up like a conference call and meets on a weekly basis for 12 weeks and is moderated by a social worker.

We have found this medium to be helpful for clients in the past, as we know parents of a child with a cancer diagnosis are often extremely busy and are often unable to get out and connect to other parents. The group focuses on the emotional impact of having a child with cancer and gives parents the opportunity to connect with others who know what its like to be in their shoes in a setting that is both confidential and therapeutic.

If you would like to post this group on your website please have all interested clients contact: Brooke Mann, oncology social worker at CancerCare at #800-813-4673 x8365. We will be starting the group in early January. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Brooke Mann, LMSW
CancerCare
tel #212-712-8365
fax #212-712-8495

CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer.

High School Student Morris has designed a survey for caregivers and has asked Squirrel Tales Parents to give it a look. I have looked at it (he's getting a jump on the fall semester this summer!) and it will only take a moment or two. Please help him out if you have a few moments.