Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Candlelighters work to alleviate the isolation, pain, and confusion many families feel at the time their child is diagnosed with cancer. We offer our love, care ,encouragement, and understanding so that no one will face the uncertain world of cancer alone.
Description:
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"My child has been diagnosed with cancer...
...what do I do?"
There is hope in the face of devastating diagnosis.
We offer our support and services to every family without regard to income, race, religion, or choices of physician(s) and healthcare facilities. We dedicate ourselves to enriching the lives of children who have cancer by providing hope, support, encouragement, advocacy, and education to those children, their families, and the community at large. We serve children who have cancer, ages newborn to 21 years of age.
A diagnosis of childhood cancer is devastating for the family. Childhood cancer is treated aggressively, often with a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, at a time of life when bodies are growing and developing. Treatment has a significant long-term impact on childrens' endocrine, heart, and cognitive functions. Additionally, parents of children with cancer are often young, have a limited income, and they have other children. One parent often needs to give up a job to take care of their child being treated for cancer.
History:
Who We Are
The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation National Office was founded in 1985 by concerned parents of children with cancer. Today our membership of over 50,000 members of the national office and more than 100,000 members across the country.
Contact person: Mary Vasquez, Family Service Director, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (915) 544-6313
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Address:
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1900 N. Oregon Ste. 402
El Paso, TX 79902
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Web Site: http://www.candlelighters.org
| Last updated on October 30, 2009 |
