1: READ "Children Diagnosed With Cancer: Dealing With Diagnosis" for help in handling your own and your children's feelings.
2: BUY Surviving Childhood Cancer: A Guide for Families 
to prepare you for what lies ahead.
3: REVIEW a glossary of cancer terms to better understand what doctors are telling you.
4: JOIN an e-mail group like those offered by the Association of Cancer Online Resources to get ideas and support from other parents.
5: VISIT our listing of cancer links for more information and ideas.
Do you have suggestions for parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer? Tell them about that book that explained everything, that website full of resources, that e-mail group you still lean on, that experience with your child that made you see things differently. Those of us who have been there have important gifts to give those who have not yet done that. Offer your words of wisdom and experience where you see "Tell Your Tips" below.
