Serious medical issues should be reserved for adults only. Sadly, many children battling cancer find themselves having to deal with thoughts about their own mortality, something a child should never have to face. As a parent, you’re supposed to have all the answers. From the time they were little, you’ve always been able to comfort them by telling them everything was going to be okay. Too often, it isn’t that way with childhood cancer. The diagnoses aren’t always certain. There are therapies to follow, but the success rates vary. There are tests, therapies, and visits to the Dr., with lots of waiting in between. Uncertainty, waiting, progress and setbacks…and it can go on for years. For too many kids and their parents, the gut wrenching, exhausting battle against cancer continues. So, as my head is being shaved, I will be thinking about the courageous parents and children who have fought and who continue to fight this terrible disease, and how I am hopeful that their suffering and heartache will someday come to an end.