Table of Contents

PREFACE; 1. Spinach and Raisins for Lunch; 2. Choreographing and Telling the Diagnosis; 3. Acknowledging the Diagnosis; 4. Remission Induction: Boot Camp in Hospital Living; 5. Mistakes are Routine: Confusion, and the Unpredictable Cycle; 6. Clinic Visits: Here or There?; 7. Back to Normal?; 8. Committing Complementary Care; 9. How Has Cancer Changed Your Life?; 10. Treatment Ends?; 11. Cancer Charities for Kids: Answers to Dreams and Wishes; 12. Looking Back and Looking Forward: Lauren's Epilogue; BIBLIOGRAPHY; APPENDIX: RESOURCES FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER