By Beth Baker, STEAM Curriculum Coordinator What is STEAM? At the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer (AHF), we weave...

By Rachel McMahill, MSN, RN, OCN, Freelance Nurse Writer Every year, childhood cancer awareness is recognized in September. Since it is...

By Rachel McMahill, MSN, RN, OCN, Freelance Nurse Writer My experience with grief Grief, such a simple, five letter word but its meaning...

Fieldwork Reflection by Caroline Stegall, OTS, AHF OT Student Intern Summer 2023 Rewind 12 weeks ago, I began my Occupational Therapy...

By Rachel McMahill, MSN, RN, OCN, Freelance Nurse Writer A cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatments have the potential to precipitate...

By Savannah Mason I was diagnosed with grade 3 RELA+ anaplastic ependymoma on April 1, 2022. I suffered from absence seizures for months...

From chemotherapy deficits to valedictorian with $2 million in scholarships, Q shares encouragement to other kids facing childhood cancer...

By Megan Smith, Osteosarcoma Survivor In movies, when a cancer survivor rings the remission bell, it is portrayed that the next day, life...

Speech excerpt by Julia M. On Saturday, June 3, Julia shared her cancer story and her story about "life after chemotherapy"in the...

The following blog was written by Keegan Morgan. Keegan recently graduated from high school. As his senior capstone project, he presented...

BY BEKAH ARANADA, OT STUDENT Right now, as you’re reading this, what is something you hear? The hum of the lights? The air conditioner?...

Industrial Arts Therapy. What is it? When one walks into the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer’s Education Advancement...

By Ishani Patel, Intern According to the Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model, one in ten children will experience the death of a...

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By Susan Latta, LMFT, FT Take care of yourself. You are important!! Grief is hard work, and it can be exhausting. Adding the additional...

By Tyler Clemmons, LCSW We are in the midst of a busy holiday season. Many of us are looking forward to time away from work or school and...

By Julie Gersch, Ph.D., HSP When a family hears the words, “Your child has cancer,” a wave of unfamiliar and unwanted thoughts and...

By Tammy Gipson, MS, OTR/L Thirty years of being an Occupational Therapist (OT) leaves me with multiple questions. First, how have I been...

By Beth Baker, STEAM Curriculum Coordinator At the turn of the 21st century, there was concern that America was lagging behind other...

By Dave Owens, Woodworking and Arts Educator Woodworking is an activity that wears many hats. It can be thought of as very utilitarian or...