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Kids Cancer Care is a charitable organization that helps families fighting childhood cancer in Alberta. We all have friends, family or loved ones who have been impacted by cancer and all of us, at one time or another, have been pulled into its devastating wake. Cancer is awful, but there is nothing more unfair than a cancer diagnosis of a child.
A child should worry only about being a child. Camp Kindle allows children from across Alberta a chance to escape the demands of cancer for outdoor fun & adventure in a safe, caring environment.
SPOKESKID
Each year, Kids Cancer Care assigns a spokeskid to share stories of courage and hope and to put a face to the families affected by childhood cancer.
When Adam was 11, he was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia and underwent a bone marrow transplant in 2005. Adam spent two months in the hospital and having to stay at home for the rest of the school year made it really hard to keep up with schoolwork. When he finally returned to school it took some time for him to feel like he belonged.
2024 - ADAM
2023 - SHAAN
Speaking on behalf of his sister Sofia, Shaan shares her story from a brother's perspective. Cancer really does affect the whole family, especially when his younger sister is diagnosed at age 5.
When Amanda was two, she was diagnosed with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome) and AML (acute myeloid leukemia). She spent the next five months in the hospital, undergoing total body irradiation and a bone marrow transplant. A couple of years later, in 2008, Amanda was ready to start pre-school when she relapsed. This time, she had only a 30 per cent chance of survival.