19/09/2025
Childhood cancer is not rare. It is not okay. And it is far too often invisible.
A 13-year-old should be laughing with friends, playing soccer, or enjoying birthday parties. Instead, they are clenching in pain, lying in hospital beds, waiting for lab results, and fighting for survival. Treatments meant to save them can leave lasting scars—heart damage, cognitive struggles, infertility. Parents hold back tears. Siblings cry quietly. Families endure sleepless nights filled with fear and uncertainty.
Yet, amidst the pain, children show courage beyond their years. They face surgeries, needles, and treatments with quiet resilience. They smile even when exhausted, reminding us what true strength looks like.
But courage alone is not enough. Only 4% of federal cancer research funding in the U.S. goes to childhood cancers—far too little to give these kids the treatments they deserve. Every child deserves more than 4%. They deserve hope, futures, and a life full and unbroken.
We cannot turn away. We cannot accept this as “just how it is.” They need us to raise our voices, demand change, and fight for better care.
👇 Keep them in your thoughts and prayers — follow their journey through the in the comments.
https://ludi.feji.io/blog/what-13-year-olds-should-be-doing-and-what-cancer-steals1489-yw7
