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Why Making Life Better?

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, their childhood days quickly change from going to school and the playground to chemo and endless doctor and hospital visits. Life not only changes for the child but for the entire family. Families need more than just medical help to get through this stressful and fearful time in their lives.
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Over 125 children in our community are on active treatment for cancer. 

That's 1 to 2 kids diagnosed on average each week. Plus, the children who remain on treatment for several years.  Over a majority of families - 83% to be exact - will face financial hardship within six months of their child's diagnosis. Now, add in 450 children who are childhood cancer survivors. Many of whom will face physical and cognitive late effects from their diagnosis or the treatment they receive. Rarely does life return to the same "normal" after cancer. 

Making life better means providing emotional, financial and educational support - from the moment of diagnosis through treatment and beyond. 

Making life better changes everything.

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The discomfort and distress associated with painful medical procedures has demonstrated long-term negative effects for patients and their caregivers, including eating and sleeping disturbances, decreased cooperative behavior, increased fears, and post-traumatic stress.

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How do we tackle childhood cancer?

Our patient programs are based in the ASK Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. This means our staff is working side-by-side with the medical team to make sure our ASK kids and their families receive the support they need from the moment they hear those words "Your child has cancer."  Whether it's providing something as big as financial assistance to pay their rent this month or something as little as a snack or toy, we will be ready to ease the worry and stress.
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Access to support makes life better for Caleb, Zuri, Callahan and Maiyah. Read their stories. 

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