Comments on: Telling Kids About Cancer – 6 Ways Make it Easier to Say “Mom Has Cancer”

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:28:54 +0000

Heather, and everyone else who has shared, thank you so much for your thoughts on the Kimmie Dolls! My friend has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, and she has two young sons. I think I’ll give her the Kimmie Dolls so they have the same experience as Heather’s daughters. Cancer doesn’t have to be so scary for kids, with these dolls.

Thank you, everyone.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:57:42 +0000

Our Kimmie Doll has been such an asset during this time. My three daughters are so intrigued by this hair loss business that they “can hardly wait” to see Mommy’s transformation. Each day they give my hair a little tug and seem a bit disappointed that it’s still anchored in there! They want to know if they can all have hats and bandannas, too. I have always told them not to make a big drama out of bad hair days so now I have to eat my words and play this cool.

By: Cindy Hurst

Cindy Hurst — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:34:40 +0000

I ordered the Kimmie Cares doll shortly after being diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2007 and am so grateful that I did. Up until the doll and book arrived in the mail, I was beside myself on how I would explain it to my four year old daughter. Whenever I would bring up the subject, she would quickly change the topic. It wasn’t until I got the doll that she opened up about it and began to understand. In fact, she became so comfortable with my baldness that she was ready to share it with the world (i.e.: asking me to be her show and tell project for her preschool)! THANK YOU, Partners for a Cure and Kim Goebel for this fantastic, much needed creation. Every parent, undergoing chemotherapy, and who have a young child, really ought to have one of these!!!

By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:59:31 +0000

Here’s some extra info about Kimmie Cares doll and book: they’re available in English and Spanish, with additional languages being printed, and they help women with cancer explain the physical changes and emotions that occur during chemotherapy treatments, particularly hair loss. If you’re talking to kids about cancer, the Kimmie dolls make it easier!

Kimmie Cares dolls have been embraced by oncologists, nurses and social workers throughout the country as a highly therapeutic and much-needed aid for both mothers and their children. It helps them share their feelings about cancer and calm their fears.

The dolls are cuddly soft, machine-washable and are available in 5 ethnic varieties (Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic, Asian and Native-American.) Each doll comes with two different removable wigs so they can easily be altered to reflect the stages of hair loss and re-growth accompanying chemotherapy treatments.

By: Kelly Mac

Kelly Mac — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:19:42 +0000

I am so grateful that someone gave my daughter a Kimmie Doll when I was diagnosed. Kimmie opened up dialog that normally would have been difficult, by giving us a way to present cancer to my daughter in a way that was appropriate for her age of 8. I truly believe that Kimmie helped my daughter have a suprisingly comfortable and healthy outlook on cancer.

I was especially concerned about how Gabby would respond to my hair loss during chemo and she had seen Kimmie without hair for so long, she was reassuring me about it! Six months out of chemo Gabby has added Kimmie to her collection of dolls and plays with her today.

We actually used Kimmie to help my friend whose mom was diagnosed… although she had 2 young boys and a doll is a “girl’s toy”, the book and the child friendly visual of the doll with changing hair was really helpful. I would certainly encourage families with young boys to get a Kimmie to help them in the same way.

By: sandra

sandra — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:28:19 +0000

A loving and brilliant way to present to children a few more of life’s bumps! Dolls are always a gift, just like our lives. Together they aid and assist those suffering through some of life’s more difficult drama while also equipping children to learn the capacity to care for the needs of others, which empowers them through their own sufferings. Giving and caring people, who teach these gifts to others will ultimately form loving community for those in most need.

Kimmie Care Dolls equip and educate children, even those who may not have an immediate family member in the situation, but with the loving form of a doll they too may learn to generate and facilitate a community of loving arms for others. Life and love is about giving to others. Kimmie Care Dolls do both in a myriad of ways.

By: Delores

Delores — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:54:06 +0000

I know when my sister was diagnosed, we didn’t know how the kids would be toward her losing her hair and being sick. The Kimmie Doll and book helped break those fears down and the kids were able to talk about it a lot easier.

I have now made it a point to give the set to anyone I know who is struggling with the disease. It’s my way to give back!

We don’t always know why cancer hits us but when someone can turn it around and help so many others, you want to do everything you can to help see their purpose through.
Thanks Kim and God BLess
-Delores

By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:05:48 +0000

That’s a great idea – to give a Kimmie Cares doll to a mom diagnosed with cancer! It’ll help her talk about the chemotherapy treatment and side effects with her kids, and perhaps ease that pressure a little.

I’ve seen the Kimmie dolls (thanks, Julia!) — and they’re gorgeous. It’s kinda fun, too, to play with the hair and bandanas. I can see it being a solid way to show a child what’ll be happening to mommy, without being overly dramatic or sad.

- Laurie

By: Julie Whitney

Julie Whitney — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:35:57 +0000

The Kimmie Cares dolls also makes a wonderful gift for any mom with cancer. It is often very awkward to know what a friend or loved one is diagnosed. The Kimmie Cares doll is a Loving gift that says it all and shows that you are thinking of both mom and her children.
No need to say a word! These dolls are highly therapeutic and are endorsed by physicians, oncology nurses and psychologists from coast-to-coast.