#TBT to Teen with a Dream's Spooktacular Germ-Lite Party

Holidays are a time for kids to let go, relax and have fun. Halloween is full of kids on the run, laughing with friends and collecting goodies through out the neighborhood. Being able to do this when you are a pediatric cancer patient becomes really difficult due to their suppressed immune systems. 

Most patients are unable to attend parties, hang out with friends and Trick-or-Treat that is why Teen with a Dream finds it to be important to offer an alternative. That is why we are sharing Throwback Thursday Photos of our past "Spooktacular Germ-Lite Event" for our program resource. 

Patients engaged in art therapy through decorating pumpkins, played Halloween themed games and also participated in a D.I.Y. cupcake decoration station!

Enjoy!

#TBT: Seeking Out the Silver Linings in Chemo

For our Throwback Thursday Post, we wanted to share with you one of our past posts that is similar to the topics we are discussing this month.

Yesterday we discussed 6 Steps You Can Take to Give Your Emotional Health a Makeover which will ultimately help you embrace changes around you and cope with them effectively.

One of the first steps we shared was to:

1. Look at situations from multiple perspectives--seek out perspectives you may not typically consider.

One major change that you will undergo when being diagnosed with cancer is the seemingly endless doctor appointments and treatment days. 

This is a huge adjustment and that is why we would like to give you a few different perspectives on this change in our #TBT post about Seeking out the Silver Linings in Chemo 

Here is a quick look at just one of our Silver Lining Examples:

• Seek out friendships on treatment days. By having someone to confide in or even just have around on treatment days, provides you something to look forward to.  
• The Silver Lining: Prepare yourself on treatment days as going to “hang out” or see your friends at the center.

Throwback Thursday: Local Student's Message about Compassion

Happy Thursday Dreamers! As this month marks a year from our blog's launch we hope to share with you some of our favorite posts through out the year. Additionally, September is a very special month to us as it is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.

We would like to it back to a Dream Team Feature that we shared with you almost a year ago today of local student, Morgan. Morgan was apart of the very first Compassion Project that ever took place and created a Compassion Bag that had a combination of store bought items as well as items that she crafted up herself, really bringing her bag to the next level.

Morgan has rallied students together over the past two years to support Teen with a Dream and joining the fight against pediatric cancer. It was Morgan who presented the idea of hosting a school wide Compassion Project to her school's student council and successfully got the idea voted in. This school wide event took place only a few months ago and was a raving success!

Read Morgan's Message in her Dream Team Feature HERE