Resources

PARENTING THROUGH CANCER

At Angel Foundation™ we know that helping a child navigate their way through a loved one’s cancer diagnosis is hard. We are here to help you start those difficult conversations. Sometimes, questions will come up for which you don’t have an answer. We can help! Contact us or call our program team (612) 627-9000 for assistance.

Helpful Information

How to tell your child you have cancer
Age-appropriate tips and tools
Basic definitions of cancer and its treatment
Prepare your child for upcoming surgery

FAMILY GUIDEBOOKS

We have guidebooks and resources that were created to help you explore and learn more about what it means either to be a caregiver with cancer or a child, pre-teen, or teen with an adult in your life who has received a cancer diagnosis.

English

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Children – Pre-Teens – Teens – Parents
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Español

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Niños – Pre-Adolescentes – Adolescentes – Madres/Padres
 

Hmoob

Nyem hauv qab ntawm daim duab hauv phau ntawv qhia es koj xav pom.

Me Nyuam – Nyuam Chuav Tiav Hluas – Hluas – Niam Txiv

Angel Packs™ are free backpacks that are filled with tools to help families discuss cancer in an age-appropriate and comforting way. Angel Packs™ are meant to assure families impacted by cancer they are not alone.

  • Available to children, preteens, and teens who have an adult or loved one diagnosed with cancer.
  • If you would like to receive Angel Packs™ for children in your family, please complete the online form below.
  • You may also ask your healthcare team about Angel Packs™ or call our Adult & Family Programs team at 612-627-9000.

Click Here to Request an Angel Pack™

After talking with your child about a cancer diagnosis, books are a helpful way to follow up that discussion. Books can help answer questions, let the reader explore feelings, and clear up any possible misconceptions. Click the link below to open a list of books for school age kids dealing with an adult with cancer or separation anxiety, teens and young adults, and caregivers trying to talk to their kids about cancer.

 

Download the book list

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