For Kids
SuperSibs is a program with Alex’s Lemonade Stand that provides sibling support for brothers or sisters of kids with cancer. We specifically signed up for the Grief and Loss mailings after my son, Cayden, had already passed away. I found this and when I was looking online for help for my other children. So far, we have received positive notes, a magnet frame we can use on our fridge, a craft item and a really cool one where each boy had a book to fill out addressing their feelings as well as slime/putty. I am not aware of any other programs that send out items for sibling support after a loss. Cayden’s Care Packages is the only other one I know of that send items to siblings of kids with cancer.
These packages come out about every two months (3 months for grief mailings). I called about our packages because it took about 4-6 months for us to get our first one. We hadn’t gotten fully in the system. It was really easy to get someone on the phone and she reached out to whomever was needed and got us a package sent out. We are really appreciative of the care they show by thinking of our boys! I don’t know if they realize how special and unique this program is, but I do and it makes me happy too. A really cool part for the boys is just receiving a piece of mail with their name on it and getting to open it up. They look through everything with a smile.
Our family enjoys this program and yours might too! I would definitely recommend signing up or signing a friend up for this program. It lasts for two years!
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