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When six year old Alicia complained of a backache in December 2001, little did anyone realize that their lives were about to change. By January 2002 after numerous tests, doctors finally identified her pain as a spinal chord tumor that needed to be surgically removed. Everyones worst fear was recognized when the tumor turned out to be cancerous. Alicias Updates follows Alicia and her family on a journey filled with hospital admissions, chemotherapy and life, as the family learns copes and conquers one of lifes toughest battles: pediatric cancer. Alicias Updates is a book about adversity and the hope it can inspire. It will make you laugh and cry and recognizes that some heroes come in little packages.
When six year old Alicia complained of a backache in December 2001, little did anyone realize that their lives were about to change. By January 2002 after numerous tests, doctors finally identified her pain as a spinal chord tumor that needed to be surgically removed. Everyone ́s worst fear was recognized when the tumor turned out to be cancerous. Alicia ́s Updates follows Alicia and her family on a journey filled with hospital admissions, chemotherapy and life, as the family learns copes and conquers one of life ́s toughest battles: pediatric cancer. Alicia ́s Updates is a book about adversity and the hope it can inspire. It will make you laugh and cry and recognizes that some heroes come in little packages.
Each year about 4,000 children and teens in the United States are diagnosed with a brain or spinal cord tumor. The illness and its treatment can have devastating effects on family, friends, schoolmates, and the larger community. This newly updated edition contains essential information families need during this difficult time. It includes descriptions of the newest treatments, such as computer-assisted surgery, stem cell transplants, and targeted therapies as well as practical advice about how to cope with diagnosis, medical procedures, hospitalization, school, and finances. Woven throughout the text are true stories--practical, poignant, moving, funny--from more than 100 children with cancer, their siblings, and their parents. The book, reviewed by renowned experts in childhood cancer, also contains a cancer survivor's treatment record.
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Combination of poetry, prose and art pieces done in various mediums.
Combination of poetry, prose and art pieces done in various mediums.
Combination of poetry, prose and art pieces done in various mediums.
Combination of photography, drawings, poetry and illustrations.