About the Author

Sue P. Heiney, PhD, RN, is a professor with the University of South Carolina College of Nursing. She has worked with adults and children with cancer and their families for the past 25 years and is a coauthor of The Gift: For Children Who Are Bone Marrow Donors. She lives in Columbia, South Carolina. Joan F. Hermann, MSW, LSW, is the former director of social work services at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. She has served on the editorial boards of the Cancer Practice, the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, and Oncology Times. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.