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The best ways to support a family facing childhood cancer

Offering the right kind of help to a family whose child has cancer can be difficult. Parents have shared the best ways other have helped them, so you can feel confident in offering meaningful support.

To learn more about how you can best support families facing childhood cancer, check out our KiteCrew app resources and family support articles or follow us on Facebook and Instagram and stay up to date with latest information.

tips from parents

“They were patient with us and let us talk in our own time.”

”Helped with the housework and picked up our other kids from school.”

”Started a Gofundme page to help with bills.”

”Offered to keep us company when we were stuck in the hospital for days at a time.”

”Didnt ask us how they could help – they just did something”

”Helped with simple household tasks like watering plants,  lawn mowing, collecting mail etc..”

”Wrote a nice letter or card, made a photo album, bought us flowers or a stuffed animal for our daughter to cuddle.”

”Organised a Zoom party so we could see everyone.”

”Made a food roster so we weren’t receiving ten meals a day.”

”Gave us a meal voucher for Uber eats.”

”Looked after our teenagers when we abruptly relocated for treatment.”

”Gave us parking voucher for the hospital.”

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    Other childhood cancer support services

    A list of childhood cancer support services in Australia

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