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| Quick Facts |
- Childhood cancers are the #1 disease killer of children - more than asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined.
- Childhood cancer is not single disease, but rather many different types that fall into 12 major categories. Common adult cancers are extremely rare in children, yet many cancers are almost exclusively found in children.
- Childhood cancers are cancers that primarily affect children, teens and young adults. When cancer strikes children and young adults, it affects them differently than it would an adult.
- Attempts to detect childhood cancers at an earlier stage, when the disease would react more favorably to treatment, have largely failed. Young patients often have a more advanced stage of cancer when first diagnosed.
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| The Valerie Fund Psychosocial & Child Life Program |
The Valerie Fund Psycho-social program consists of an integrated mental health program that includes the disciplines of psychology, social work, and child life.
Neuro-psychology evaluation service. Gift of $1,000 per year. Used in conjunction with re-entry school visits, these testing materials are used to evaluate patients once they have completed their treatment. Evaluations identify cognitive, academic and social-emotional strengths as well as areas of difficulties compared with patient’s peers. These evaluations provide appropriate class placement and suggested support services to facilitate a smooth transition back to school.
“Big Screen” Video Eyewear. Gift of $350. Plugs into any video output device (DVD player, iPod, etc.) and creates a virtual 62” movie theater. Very useful for distracting children during unpleasant procedures.
Video Camera for conferences and education. Gift of $3,000. For the children unable to attend school, an amazing tool enabling our division to have conferences with other centers around the country – patients can virtually visit places like the San Diego Zoo or the Natural History Museum in New York. We have all the equipment: super high speed line and monitors.
Tootsie Pop Miniatures. Gift of $250. These lollipops are used to relieve discomfort due to cleansing of chemotherapy ports. Used often with younger children.
Hip Hats for Hair. Gift of $325 each. Losing hair during chemotherapy is difficult enough. Add to it, a hot uncomfortable wig. Hip Hats for Hair are hats made with real hair that provide a fashionable and comfortable way to wear a wig.
Re-entry School visits. Gift of $100-150 per visit. Child Life specialists provide in-school counseling and presentations to patient’s classmates to ease transition and re-entry into classroom. Transportation costs for specialists are requested.
Princeton Review Materials. Gift of $185.00 per materials set. Requesting 25 sets. Given the importance of supporting the education achievement of our pediatric patients while they are on treatment and often unable to attend school, we wish to provide them with well developed study materials to prepare them for the SAT, Regents, 4th and 8th grade New York competency exams and GED High School Equivalency Diploma Exam.
Princeton Review Materials. Gift of $185.00 per materials set. Requesting 25 sets. Given the importance of supporting the education achievement of our pediatric patients while they are on treatment and often unable to attend school, we wish to provide them with well developed study materials to prepare them for the SAT, Regents, 4th and 8th grade New York competency exams and GED High School Equivalency Diploma Exam.
Sponsorship of Sibling events or “Sibshop”. $500 per event; or $2,000 for a full year. A one day event to address specific issues and challenges faced by siblings. Sponsorship will provide funding for therapeutic activities, games, breakfast/lunch, goody bags, and transportation when required. Monthly theme parties. Provide theme parties on quarterly basis for patients. Sponsorship will provide funding for food, décor, games, hats, costumes and supplies.
One-year supply of small rolls of Lifesavers for Patients. Gift of $1,000. Lifesavers are used to relieve discomfort due to cleansing of chemotherapy ports.
Individual Use DVD players. Gift of $175 each
DVDs. Gift of $25 each
Sony PSP games. Gift of $40 each
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| The Center for Survivor Wellness |
A program that maximizes the quality of life of pediatric and young adult survivors of cancer.
Sperm Banking. Gift of $800 for processing and first year of storage for one patient. Banking sperm before therapy starts provides the opportunity to preserve fertility and is easily accessible in the NYC region. Unfortunately, the expense of sperm banking can be prohibitive to some families and overwhelming at the time of diagnosis. Sperm banking must be accomplished within 48-72 hours of diagnosis so that life-saving therapy can begin.
Transportation costs for our SURVIVORSHIP INTERNSHIP program. Support young adults as they move into professional internships. Many participants have special transportation needs.
Survivor Notebook Project. Gift of $75 per notebook. Supplies are needed to make survivor notebooks that would contain treatment summaries, recommendations for follow-up, healthy living recommendations etc. Supplies would include binders, heavy stock paper, dividers etc.
(50) Copies of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Your Future, Second Edition by Kathy Ruccione, Nancy Keene, Wendy Hobbie - Gift of $27.95 each. www.oreilly.com/catalog/chsurviv2/ |
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| Integrative Therapies for Children with Cancer |
Integrative medicine combines conventional medical care, chemotherapy, radiation and surgery with techniques that are commonly referred to as “complementary” or “alternative” in nature – see listing below.
CANCER DANCERS program. Gift of $750 for professional dancing lessons. Support our teenagers and young adolescents as they hip hop themselves back to health, happiness and connection.
Food as Medicine – Patient Cooking Classes. Gift of $1,500 for 6 months. Empowering our young patients, they learn how to prepare healthy and immune boosting recipes. Instruction and clinic demonstrations give our patients an active ole in their diet through a weekly tasting menu of nutritionally dense foods.
Instructional Compact Discs. Gift of $1,080 for 6 dozen; gift of $180 per dozen. These CD’s are individualized to each patient to support them through their personal lifestyle transitions. CD’s will provide simple and easy access to information for maintenance of specialized exercise, nutritional, and support information programs
Yoga. Pricing listed below. Yoga positions and routines promote relaxation and healing, aids in building flexibility, strength, increases lung and heart capacity thereby helping to
cope with the side-effects of cancer treatment.
Gift of $2,500 – 50 sessions of yoga instruction
Gift of $1,000 – 20 sessions of yoga instruction
Gift of $750 – 6 specialized yoga rolls; or $125 per roll
Gift of $500 – 10 sessions of yoga instruction
Aromatherapy. Pricing listed below. Aromatherapy, the use of essential oils from plants, can be used for its calming effects during times when a child is nauseous, anxious or suffering from insomnia.
Gift of $2,500 – One year supply of essential oils
Gift of $1,000 – 6 month supply of essential oils
Gift of $500 – 3 month supply of essential oils
Acupuncture. Pricing listed below. An ancient Chinese method of healing, acupuncture aims to relieve pain and other conditions through the insertion of small, fine needles into specific points on the body.
Gift of $2,500 – One year supply of specialized acupuncture needles
Gift of $1,000 – 6 month supply of specialized acupuncture needles
Gift of $500 – 3 month supply of specialized acupuncture needles
Massage. Pricing listed below. Our massage therapists incorporate various massage techniques to alleviate common cancer side-effects and promote relaxation.
Gift of $2,500 – 35 massage sessions
Gift of $1,000 – 15 massage sessions
Gift of $500 – 6 massage sessions |
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