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The children of weSPARK meet weekly for group play. Their group gives them time to be with other kids who are experiencing the same thing: a family member with cancer. On February 25, 2008 our weeSPARK and Tween Kids groups made a list of what they have learned and gained from coming to weSPARK:
- Support
- Friendship
- Comfort
- Good Times
- Escape
- Fun Times
- Confronting problems without the judgement of others
- Learning you are not the only one with a parent with cancer
- Kids talking to Kids
- Express feelings
- Learn about cancer
- Bonnie R. Moore, LCSW
I'm Getting Chemo In The Morning
(Sung to the tune of "I'm Getting Married In The Morning")
I'm getting chemo in the morning - ding dong the bells are going to chime-
let's go and party - let's go and party BUT get me to the Doc on time!!!
The little buggers are going to die - they don't know it but it's their TIME...
My white blood cells are primed and ready, so I say to the ugly cells
GOODBYE FREDDY.
I'm getting chemo in the morning - ding dong the bells are going to chime-
let's go and party - let's go and party BUT get me to the Doc on time!!!
I love my chemo it's so strong, so bye bye bad cells cause you're so WRONG!
REPEAT CHORUS - if you still dare.
- Submitted by a Santa Clarita Guest
(Sung to the tune of Bye Bye Love)
Bye bye tumor, bye bye cancer cells
Hello happiness
The tumor is going to die, the tumor is going to die
You are a weak and ugly cell
And very soon your goin' to hell
So shrivel up and hear me yell
Cause soon we'll be ringing the bells
(Repeat chorus)
Don't think you scare me
Cause you don't
You're just a bully
And a big fat dope
The chemo is killing you
You have no hope
And I will boast
Cause you're gonna be toast!!!
- Submitted by a Santa Clarita Guest
(Sung to the tune of "We Love You Conrad" from Bye Bye Birdie)
We love you Zofran, oh yes we do
We love you Zofran and we'll be true
The day is coming and we feel tense
But we all know that makes no sense
Will we feel queasy or feel great?
Will we be able to eat what's on our plate?
And then we think about our MAGIC pill
And we realize that we won't be ill
You are our trusted friend and we praise you
There is no other pill quite like you
Together we will win the fight
And make our enemy go out of sight
We love you Zofran, oh yes we do
We love you Zofran and we'll be true
- Submitted by a Santa Clarita Guest
“I look in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me.” (Joan Collins)
The child within you is fragile. It is up to you to nurture that child. Take her hand, lead her along and know that you will never abandon her. The strength you have from taking care of yourself, acknowledging your feelings and making your inner child feel secure is the best gift you can give to yourself. Together, you can face anything!
-Tara Shore, JD, MA, Santa Clarita Coordinator
Running around
amongst
the lint balls
and
Lose ends
isn't always easy
But somehow
I always manage
to find
enough
material to
tie things together
with
Material
leftover.
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."
-Rumi
"Cancer is feedback that indicates a need for change- that you need to do more of the things that bring you joy and fulfillment, and fewer of the things that result in emotional pain; that you need to learn to respond to the stresses of life in healthy ways; this message is one of love. Acting on it can help you to align yourself with your true nature and significantly influence your body’s ability to eliminate the cancer.”
- O. Carl Simonton, MD
Make goals that put you in the driver’s seat. For example, if you want to spend more time with your friends, don’t make your goal “Tell my friends to call me” because they may not do it. Instead, make your goal something like “Attempt to call one friend each day.” This depends on your actions, not theirs and will give you a sense of control over your social life.
- Tara Shore, JD, MA, Santa Clarita Coordinator
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