Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer
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Sherry Kohlenberg

Compras Nikon
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1 GREAT book for a young child who has a mom with cancer
This was my favorite of the first 3 books I got for my 6 year old daughter when her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. (It is appropriate for young toddlers all the way through very early elementary school aged kids.) It VERY BASICALLY shows what happens when a little boy and his parents find out his mom has cancer. Easy to read and easy to understand. Wonderful for a child who doesn't know what cancer is, nor what to expect. My daughter really identifiies with Sammy. I would recommend this to anyone who has cancer and a young child.
2 Wonderful for kids
I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and was trying to find an easy way to explain what was going on to my 2 and 5 year old sons. This book was a great help. It explained the entire process in easy to understand language and opened the doors for great discussions from my 5 year old. I would highly recommend it!
3 A gentle story for the youngest children.
This is the book I want for my best friend, a young mother with breast cancer. Kohlenberg wrote the book for her 18-month- old son, and the book is appropriate as a bedtime story for toddler/pre-school ages, or as an early reader for elementary ages. It clearly and hopefully takes Mommy, Daddy, and Sammy through Mommy's cancer diagnosis, chemotherapy including hair loss, surgery, and finally a day when Mommy's doctors declare her free from cancer, for now. As useful as the text, are the glossary explaining at a child's level terms such as cancer, cells, and radiation, and the names and addresses of several cancer foundations for more information. In a lovely personal introduction for the adult, Kohlberg includes tips for sharing the news with a teacher, and simple activities a child can use to show Mommy love and share special moments with her before, during, and after her treatment. Other books and a couple of videos are referenced for further reading. I love the straight-forward and hopeful style of Sammy but it would be appropriate to choose another book if a child needed specific preparation to deal with loss of a loved one, or if cancer treatment was declined.

Sunday, 07-Sep-2008 10:37:16 CDT
Quote of the Day:


Hi! How are things going?

	(just fine, thank you...)

Great! Say, could I bother you for a question?

	(you just asked one...)

Well, how about one more?

	(one more than the first one?)

Yes.

	(you already asked that...)

[at this point, Alphonso gets smart...	]

May I ask two questions, sir?

	(no.)

May I ask ONE then?

	(nope...)

Then may I ask, sir, how I may ask you a question?

	(yes, you may.)

Sir, how may I ask you a question?

	(you must ask for retroactive question asking privileges for

	 the number of questions you have asked, then ask for that

	 number plus two, one for the current question, and one for the

	 next one)

Sir, may I ask nine questions?

	(go right ahead...)






Nasrudin was carrying home a piece of liver and the recipe for liver pie.

Suddenly a bird of prey swooped down and snatched the piece of meat from his

hand.  As the bird flew off, Nasrudin called after it, "Foolish bird!  You

have the liver, but what can you do with it without the recipe?"