WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER 

This year, nearly 16,000 children in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer. 

Last year, the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta diagnosed more than 500 new cancer patients. No one treats more pediatric cancer patients in Georgia.

Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top cancer program, the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center is dedicated to finding new treatments and conducting cutting-edge research. But they can’t do it alone. With a limited amount of federal funding available for childhood cancer research, donor support is vital to their mission to push for greater advances in treating these complex conditions. 

Join the fight this September in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Awareness Month.

Andrew's Story 

When Andrew first received his leukemia diagnosis 11/20/2018 he coped so well with hospitalization, pokes, surgeries, and anything else a new diagnosis threw his way. The hospital was a fun place for him and he liked to show off how brave he was. He would tell everyone he had a “VIP room”. A few months into treatment, Andrew developed fevers a few times and had to remain on isolation for a couple of weeks at a time. He missed out on his class Valentines Day party and a couple of movies releases he had anxiously been waiting for, this made him very upset. During this time, he started to exhibit signs of regression and developed severe anxiety about being in the hospital. He appeared especially anxious for procedures, which were not a challenge prior to these admissions. Andrew’s mood was down, and he was not the outgoing, life of the party kiddo that the staff first met. 

Thanks to the sweet caring staff at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Andrew has improved so much and the staff is slowly getting the strong, life of the party Andrew back. We are extremely thankful for the sweet nurses at the Aflac Cancer Center. They are all so patient when Andrew is having a hard time, and Child Life along with music therapist who have dedicated themselves to come up with ideas to help Andrew cope when having a procedure done. Having a child diagnosed with Cancer is the hardest thing a parent will have to go through but the Aflac Cancer Center definitely makes it a little better and very comforting.