09/04/2026
PIECE #3: THE FAMILY
Families become caregivers, researchers, advocates, nurses, schedulers, fundraisers, and voices for their child - often overnight. They learn terminology they never wanted to know and make decisions no parent should ever have to make.
They surround their child with love through appointments, treatments, scans, hospital stays, good news, bad news, and all of the uncertainty in between.
But families arenβt only part of this picture because of the support they provide.
They are impacted, too.
Parents carry fear, exhaustion, financial strain, and unimaginable pain while trying to remain strong for their child. Siblings watch their world change around them. And for families who lose a child, the impact of childhood cancer doesnβt end when treatment does.
These families also become some of the fiercest advocates for change - sharing their stories, fighting for research, pushing for better treatments, supporting the families who come after them, and making sure their childrenβs voices continue to be heard.
Today, Piece #3 is represented by the Jace Ward familyποΈ
When a child fights cancer, a family fights alongside them. And they are an essential piece of the picture.
We encourage you to share photos and stories of your family at any stage of the fight against childhood cancerπ