Marta Blanco

There are people who come into your life and leave an impact you can measure. In baby steps. In incremental change. And then there are those rare people whose impact is perhaps immeasurable, extending wider and further than imagined and which will live far beyond the short time you knew them. Dr. Steven Lipshultz, MD, was one of those angels. On September 5, 2026, the world lost an extraordinary physician, researcher, mentor, and human being. For those who were lucky enough to know him, we...

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...