The Funsize Blog

May 3, 2012

“I can’t wait to meet other kids like me”

This story was written by Barb Simmons and feature on the LIVESTRONG blog about her family’s experience with cancer and her daughter’s experience with Camp Kesem.  Thank you Barb for sharing your story!

“I can’t wait to meet other kids like me” – Rachel, 7 year old cancer hater

I am not a cancer survivor, nor are my children, but cancer has impacted our lives more than it ought to have.    My connection to cancer began when I was three years old and my mother passed away from Leukemia.   Immediately, my life was transformed.   My four siblings and I were thrust into a single parent home life with a grieving father who worked full-time.  You can imagine how different this was from… Read more

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