Hope, Strength, and Healing for families coping with a child cancer diagnosis

What’s New at Keaton’s Child Cancer Alliance – Keaton’s Korner July 2019

Save the Date!  Soak up the sun this summer and join us in never wanting it to end!  On Saturday, September 28, come celebrate Summer’s beauty with cocktails and delicious bites by the pond, romantic bike rides along the pathways, and the glow of the sunset.

We toast the end to summer with a farm to fork seasonal meal hosted by Bella Bru, entertainment, and auctions all to support Keaton’s Child Cancer Alliance’s ability to carry local families through cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Meet Keaton’s Kiddo – Jonhelle

Meet Keaton Kiddo Jonhelle, a sweet 9-year-old girl who loves painting, drawing, and biking. At just 6-years old, in August of 2020, Jonhelle was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, also known as ALL. With her diagnosis occurring in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic, her family came across many emotional and financial stressors, and faced much isolation as a family, as Jonhelle had two siblings at home.

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Keaton’s Kiddo Update – Lea

Princess Lea, 6 years old, loves playing outdoors, painting, coloring, playing with her siblings, and everything Jojo Siwa! Lea’s life-changing journey began November 30, 2020 in the midst of COVID, when she began experiencing excruciating pain. After 11 days of multiple tests and having her bone marrow examined, Lea was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) at the age of 3.5. Over the next 2 years she received aggressive treatment and participated in a clinical trial as well. She has been in remission since February 2021 and continued her active treatment journey.

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Mind Map Journaling

Journaling is a well known emotional coping tool. It’s helpful for our families to have a place to write down the events of the day, so they can remember important milestones, but also to express their feelings, thoughts, and questions. However, writing in journal form is not for everyone, especially younger kids where writing sentences could be daunting.  This is where using the concept of a mind map, often used for brainstorming and planning, can come in.

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