| "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path - and leave a trail." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ |
| Websites For Children |
| Brave Kids www.bravekids.org Provides a whole range of resources to support children with special needs and their families. Bandaides and Blackboards www.faculty.fairfield.edu/fleitas/contents.html A wonderful site designed by an experienced paediatric nurse to help children understand about, and cope with, being ill. Blood Counts Information for Kids with Cancer http://coninfo.nursing.uiowa.edu/sites/pedspain/bcounts/index.htm Cancer Kids - meet the characters. http://coninfo.nursing.uiowa.edu/sites/pedspain/CancerCh/index.htm Two fun and child-friendly explanations of blood counts and cancer. Created by a paediatric oncology nurse at the University of Iowa Medical School. Cancer Books for Children http://mel.lib.mi.us/health/cancerbooks/ An extensive list of resources designed for children living with cancer. Compiled and maintained by the Michigan Electronic Library. Captain Kemo's Adventures. http://www.royalmarsden.org.uk/captchemo/index.asp An interactive computer game to help young cancer patients. Captain Chemo was developed from a comic strip created by a young cancer patient at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Engalnd. Captain Chemo's quick cancer guide. http://www.royalmarsden.org.uk/clinicalservices/clinicalunits/paediatric/ booklets/quickguide_childrenscancer.asp Another good child-centred resource from the Royal Marsden. Camp Heaven http://www.sweet-mystery.com/campheaven.html# An excellent and sensitive child's guide to death and dying. The concept of Heaven - set in the format of a children's summer camp. Cancersource Kids www.cancersourcekids.com A place to can learn about cancer and have fun with games and art. When Someone in Your Family Has Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/ doc_img.aspx?viewid=26d646e8-4433-42b8-afb2-7d6cdac6963a An information resource for children and parents at the National Cancer Institute. |
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