Basically fighting childhood cancer
Unravel Pediatric Cancer Blog
by Libby Kranz
1M ago
Why the focus on basic research? We’re sometimes asked why Unravel tends to fund studies that are done entirely in the lab, rather than directly with kids.  The quick answer is that basic lab work is necessary to develop the new drugs, devices, and other treatments that will be tested on patients to see if […] The post Basically fighting childhood cancer appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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Rake to the Face
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
by Libby Kranz
1y ago
Can you imagine that? A rake to the face. Just walking along and you take a step and smack .. before you even know what happened you get hit with a rake to the face. We’ve been busy lately.. homeschooling, sports, theatre, Unravel and just normal life. So I haven’t taken the time to hurt. […] The post Rake to the Face appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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Twice
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
by Libby Kranz
2y ago
October 28th.. A date. A string of words and numbers… 11 to be exact.. With such power and impact on my life. This one single date changed the very essence of me to my core. .. twice… This date changed my name.. … twice .. And it changed the world saw me…. …twice.. The first […] The post Twice appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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Still. always.
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
by Libby Kranz
3y ago
I love the holidays. I hate the holidays. .. and both make me feel guilty. I look at our tree and feel such joy and gratitude.. I have these 4 little kids still with me. Sharing and showing me the magic of Christmas. .. But I ache I don’t want to. I am mad about […] The post still. always. appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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Happy Birthday … in heaven
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
by Libby Kranz
3y ago
I still cannot find any solice in that sentence. . I want to. I plan to. I try to. But I don’t. Our goal has always been to make her birthday a day of gratitude for her .. for the years we were gifted with her. But I don’t even know how.. and maybe I […] The post Happy Birthday … in heaven appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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Sissy
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
by Libby Kranz
3y ago
Today the girls and I were driving. They are going together to their first day of camp… Just the two of them.. Sisters.. I thought it. Sisters. .. But horribly incomplete. I kept the thoughts to myself. I didn’t want to hurt them. . make them feel less than.. Or just bring up something sad […] The post Sissy appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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Mom of 5.. still..
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
by Libby Kranz
3y ago
As the world starts opening up again.. (I’m in California.. it’s been slow coming) I miss Jennifer in a different way. Kids starting to play sports and the natural progression of conversations.. Are they all yours? How many do you have? So I have to decide how to answer … and every time it’s an […] The post mom of 5.. still.. appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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She isnt here
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
by Libby Kranz
3y ago
I miss her. Always. It should be no surprise that holidays that the missing.. the wanting is amplified. .. But somehow it still is. Maybe I expect it to be better for me by now. Maybe I forget to give myself the allowances to hurt that are so easy to give to my kids/husband. I […] The post She isnt here appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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Their sister. His daughter
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
by Libby Kranz
3y ago
This loss.. its not just mine. I have made a conscious choice more recently to not often share their stories of wanting for her.. Because I know. I know its their story to tell.. But also when our 4 living babies are old enough to choose to read (or not read) their mothers words.. I […] The post Their sister. His daughter appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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Door slam
Unravel Pediatric Cancer
by Libby Kranz
3y ago
Every year is another notch now.. One year further from having her in this life.. And one year closer to being with her again.. There is a morbid comfort in that for me. .. Here is what I realized for myself this Febuary 12th.. Grief is like one of my limbs. It’s always there.. it’s […] The post Door slam appeared first on Unravel Pediatric Cancer's Blog ..read more
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