Love Your Melon Supports Mikey’s Way!
Mikey’s Way Featured in Love Your Melon Blog Post
Love Your Melon is an apparel brand dedicated to giving a hat to every child battling cancer in America as well as supporting nonprofit organizations who lead the fight against pediatric cancer. In 2017, Mikey’s Way became a Love Your Melon partner. They recently featured Mikey’s Way in their Partner Highlight blog. Here’s a look at what they had to say:
“When a child is in the hospital, fun gifts and positive experiences can provide encouragement as well as an escape from the difficulties of treatment. We are proud to partner with organizations that provide these children with positive experiences, like Mikey’s Way Foundation!”
As the child life specialist for the past 4 years in outpatient oncology, bone marrow transplant and hematology, I have worked with children who clearly benefit from the generosity of Mikey’s Way. Mikey’s Way has helped kids keep up with school work by providing a laptop, has helped kids isolated because of treatment connect with their friends socially and virtually while hospitalized. I have witnessed kids swept up by videos and imagine going to far away places they’d like to visit once treatment is over. Children have used these electronics to play games to help distract them through procedures, to watch streaming movies, to write their journals. 
A childhood cancer diagnosis and the treatment regimen that follows can be profoundly stressful, affecting all aspects of a child’s life. As a result, children and teens face enormous challenges trying to cope with the rigor, uncertainty and pain associated with long and grueling treatment. The challenges for pediatric cancer patients persist for the duration of treatment – on average about three years. 
