"Your child has cancer. . . ." What do you do when those words are spoken to you for the first time? Not a neighbor, not an acquaintance, not someone at work, but you. This book answers this painful and difficult question with gentleness, understanding, and most of all, hope.

It is impossible to prepare for the news that hits thousands and thousands of parents and grandparents every year. There isn't a book in the world that can ready you for the heartbreak of that day. However, Hope For Families of Children With Cancer comes alongside everyone who has to face that day. From the initial diagnosis and throughout the daunting journey, this encouraging and extremely helpful resource offers advice, support, and hope from fellow travelers and professionals who are experienced with what lies ahead, and all of them want you to know that you are not alone.

If you or someone you know has been given the diagnosis that a child has cancer this is a book you simply cannot do without. Award winning author and speaker Lynda Young and hospital chaplain Jonathan Ward offer indispensable help and hope that comes from years of experience and comfort.

AWARD WINNING BOOK: Hope For Families is the winner of Living Now Silver Parenting Award

Lynda T. Young, MRE, M.Ed, is co-founder of Kindred Spirits International whose ministries include children's hospitals and the Amani ya Juu, a refugee women's mission in Kenya. She is a writer, national speaker, and has done volunteer work at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Her husband, Dr. John L. Young, a professor at Emory University has done cancer research for forty years. They are blessed with four children, eleven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren and lots of hands-on experience.

Johnnathan R. Ward, MDIV, is senior staff chaplain with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service, Atlanta, GA. He has walked daily in the trenches with children and families as they journey through the difficult stages of cancer diagnosis. He understands the exceptional challenges that families face and the spiritual resources needed. As the coordinator for wellness education at Children's at Hughes Spalding in Atlanta GA, Jonathan designs and leads staff support programs, retreats, and workshops.

"Lynda Young cares deeply about children with cancer and their families. In this poignant book, her concerned passion shines through every page."

—Cecil Murphey, author of the New York Times best-seller 90 Minutes in Heaven

ISBN: 9780891122890

Pages: 224

Dimensions (inches): 8.25 x 5.5

Weight (pounds): 0.5