Serena Alfaro

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09/05/2026

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. 🎗️

Since Gabriella’s leukemia diagnosis, I’ve learned how much the little things matter when you’re navigating treatment. Other parents in our ALL group wanted an easy way to add gold ribbon frames to their photos without dealing with clunky design apps or Canva, so I built one.

It’s free, runs right in your browser, and your photos never leave your device: gogold.serenaalfaro.com (link in bio)

Adding the gold ribbon turns everyday photos into a visual reminder across our feeds, helping more people notice the cause and start asking questions.

If you’re looking for other ways to support childhood cancer families this month:

• Donate blood or platelets: pediatric oncology patients rely heavily on transfusions during treatment.
• Join the marrow registry: signing up with NMDP (Be The Match) takes a simple cheek swab.
• Support pediatric cancer research: less than 4% of federal cancer research funding goes toward childhood cancers. Organizations like Alex’s Lemonade Stand and St. Jude help close that gap.
• Adapt the tool: the code is open source on GitHub
(github.com/serenaalfaro/go-gold-frame) if you want to use it for another cause or awareness month.


Gabriella had chemo yesterday, which meant her nap today had a rare chance of lasting longer than 1 hour.I had about 90 ...
09/02/2026

Gabriella had chemo yesterday, which meant her nap today had a rare chance of lasting longer than 1 hour.

I had about 90 minutes of quiet, and I thought this was more important than the other things on my to-do list that will get bumped to this evening. On September 1st, parents in our 12,300-member leukemia group started posting photos asking for help adding gold ribbons for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. People were wrestling with design apps or asking AI tools that kept distorting their kids’ faces and family pictures.

Tired parents do not have hours to spend fighting photo-editing software.

I built a simple tool during her nap. You drop in a photo, pick a clean ribbon frame (classic gold, modern, outline, banner, or corner), switch up colors, and add your own custom name or hashtag before saving.

Everything processes right inside your browser, so your photos never get uploaded to a server or leave your device. Sized for profile pictures, family photos, LinkedIn, or Slack.

The link is in my bio (and on the last slide) if you want to use it for your own page or send it to a friend.

(Now getting back to the rest of today’s to-do list before Gabriella wakes up.) 🧡🎗️

For a long time I thought the problem was me. I needed more discipline, or a better system, or whatever it is that other...
09/01/2026

For a long time I thought the problem was me. I needed more discipline, or a better system, or whatever it is that other people apparently have.

Then I started counting the hours instead of judging myself for not using them well. When a week holds five real hours and your plans need seventeen, more discipline doesn’t produce more hours. It just makes you feel worse about the ones you have.

I’ve been building something around this for a while. More on it soon.

The essay this grew out of is on my Substack: “I want too many things.”

Ten years of businesses, side projects, courses, certificates, and 1,475 notes in my phone.I kept designing my weeks for...
08/26/2026

Ten years of businesses, side projects, courses, certificates, and 1,475 notes in my phone.

I kept designing my weeks for someone who had more hours than I did. Then, every Sunday, when the math didn't work, I blamed my lack of discipline, systems, or planning.

Wanting too many things is an arithmetic problem. I couldn't see the math until a crisis took away the margin I'd been borrowing against.

07/26/2026

I’ve had this since 2025 and never told anyone about it. criminal.

finally wrote about some of the last year.It's a little heavy, but true. I think some of you will get it.
07/15/2026

finally wrote about some of the last year.
It's a little heavy, but true. I think some of you will get it.

We’re sitting in the infusion center right now, finding out if she’ll get her lumbar puncture today or if she needs to w...
07/08/2026

We’re sitting in the infusion center right now, finding out if she’ll get her lumbar puncture today or if she needs to wait for a transfusion.

This year has taught me that a plan is just that, a plan.

One day I’ll get to process 2025. Until then, I’m figuring out how to keep going: emotionally, mentally, financially.

Thankful for the best team in the world. My friends. The family who checks in and helps however they can.

You’ve helped us keep going. 🧡💪🎗️

07/02/2026

I'm so glad she said it for me again.

Some days treatment feels impossible. Especially days like today being on the phone for hours trying to get her insurance straightened out. Some days she reminds me why we keep showing up everyday.

What’s something your kid said that you needed to hear?

06/30/2026

Maybe it’s my personality

06/27/2026

Cancer is harder to compartmentalize than other things in life. It doesn't stay in its contained area; it bleeds into everything. It's not just treatments and appointments. It's everything in between.

Constantly washing your hands. Feeling scared when you hear somebody cough near you. Wondering how many things your kid has touched since the last time you cleaned their hands. Will they eat this week? Will I be holding her all night long? And still trying to make life as "normal" as possible, even when there's nothing normal about it.

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