Marta Blanco

While it’s been almost 23 years since Sofia was diagnosed, there are still times that I look back at the months leading up to that December asking myself what I missed. Why didn’t I see what was happening to her? Then I remind myself of what I learned the hard way: childhood cancer is the ultimate imitator. Childhood cancer symptoms are very similar to those of common childhood illnesses, making it easy to hide itself from parents and healthcare providers. A fever that doesn’t go away,...

This April it'll be thirteen years since Sofia died or in more blunt terms we made the decision to end all life support. She maybe...

In the last couple of weeks I've had a few conversations with family and friends that made me realize that there may be folks that do not...