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Mothers will always try to protect their children from everything they possibly can. We keep them away from sick people and make sure they have enough layers on to keep them warm in winter. Being a mom is a challenge, sometimes we lose, and sometimes we win.

When our children are injured or scared, nine times out of ten, the first person they want to make them feel better is mommy. Usually a tight squeeze and a kiss on the injury can make it all better. Sometimes however we find that there are things our hugs and kisses are not able to cure.

We read about kids contracting cancer more often these days. It seems like daily another child and another pair of parents are discovering that their lives are about to change forever. Cancer treatment will usually consist of surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. All of these treatments are very hard for a child to bear and it can be equally hard on the parents, who must stand by and watch helplessly. As parents we are accustomed to being on top of our children’s wants and needs, and able to make any problem go away with a little TLC. This doesn’t work with cancer and we are unable to do anything about our precious child’s suffering.

Some good news on the cancer front is that doctors and scientists are working day-in day-out to find new cancer cures. Enormous sums of money have been donated by people worldwide so research can be conducted by full time doctors and researchers devoted to finding a cure for cancer. With all this time, energy and money expended on cancer research, there have been tremendous advances made in cancer treatments in the last several years.

Most years there are big corporations joining in the cause for cancer awareness by seeking donations from their customers to help cancer research. Companies like Wal-Mart and MacDonald’s ask their customers to donate an extra dollar or so at the check out counter to help fund research. Many customers who are able to donate do so. Obviously, one must always contribute to their own family’s support before helping others, but if each customer gave just a dollar, a huge difference could be made in discovering better cancer treatments and even a vaccine that would stop the disease before it started.

Most of us never imagine that it could be our child who suddenly gets sick and is diagnosed with cancer. We figure that since we have no history of cancer in our family surely our children won’t have to worry about that. No parent ever expects their child will get sick, especially not with cancer. But those parents and children who suddenly find their world upside down cannot stress enough how important cancer research is.

It doesn’t matter who we are, we are all in agreement that no child anywhere deserves to suffer, particularly something as painful and stress-inducing as cancer. It is fortunate for us that millions of dollars are donated annually to find ways to mitigate the disease if not end it entirely. There are some rare forms of cancer that sadly have no chance of a cure as yet. Even among the cancers where treatment plans are available, a patient is deemed to be cured if they have been in remission for five years. Five years does not seem like a big deal when a child is involved.

Parents want their children to lead long, healthy and happy lives. They cannot always kiss the hurt and make it go away, but they can donate to cancer research in the grand hope that some day the scientists will discover a permanent cure for all the forms of cancer. Every child has the right to grow to adulthood - every child.