Three fingers = To-tall-y. Four = In-fin-i-ty

You’ll remember Kira Brown-Augdal aka Kira Fierce, we hope. No longer with us, but forever in our hearts and our memories. Lost to DIPG, a devastating childhood cancer, a beautiful life cut short in November, 2017. Gone, but never forgotten; a figurehead; a thread; a light still shining. That light celebrated right here in Rhode...

‘Somewhere, the hurting must stop . . .’

It hadn't been our intention to post on our blog this afternoon. But a little earlier today, whilst browsing on the internet, we stumbled upon something so touching, so amazing and so inspirational, we had no choice . . . It's a tale that has been told before, countless times over the last 33 years,...

The milk of human kindness . . .

In Vancouver, Aimee Taylor has a beautiful five-month-old daughter called Alexa. She also has cancer. The plan, before illness struck, was that Aimee would breastfeed Alexa for the first 12 months of her life. But a devastating diagnosis soon put paid to that. The program of chemotherapy that Aimee must soon embark upon means that...

Cancer connects us (but so too do love and kindness) . . .

Like most little girls, Tara Sankner has always dreamed about becoming a princess . . . Unlike most little girls, Tara's dream has come true. For a short time, at least, and no-one could deserve it more. You see, for Tara, life itself has become the stuff of nightmares. Tara's troubles began a little over...

Nothing can break a connection, if it is strong and true . . .

Connection comes in all shapes and sizes. Some bonds are stronger and more profound than others. That which is felt between siblings tends to take some beating. In the previous post on our blog, we introduced Conner and Cayden Long, two brothers from Tennessee, whose remarkable relationship struck quite a chord here at OM®. Today, we'd...

The Thomas Edison of our times . . .

Hello again from everyone at the OM@home blog, a blog about children and young people, written for children and young people . . . . For young people just like you, about young people who inspire us here at OM HQ. Young people like Jack Andraka . . . . Jack is a genius . . . This is a word...

‘No human alive can survive without hope . . .’

Growing up in rural Ohio, he became known to most people in his neighborhood as The Cancer Boy . . . Twice he was diagnosed with the disease, twice he was told that he couldn't hope to survive. The first time, aged 13, the doctors gave him three months to live. On the second occasion,...

Saying Night Night to inspirational Alice . . .

Hello again from everyone at the OM@home blog, a blog about children and young people, written for children and young people . . . . For young people just like you, about young people who inspire us here at OM HQ. Young people like Alice Pyne . . . . The diagnosis must have been devastating . . . In 2009,...

Taking a look through the window of life: Charlie’s challenge connects us all . . . .

In 2005, in the UK, five-year-old Charlie Williams was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare and deadly cancer that all too often proves fatal. Seven years later, Charlie has just been given the all-clear. This is his story, told in a letter he wrote, in his own words.  We hope that it inspires you as much...

Alice Pyne

  It takes something – or someone – special to command attention online. We know, for we've spent a long time attempting to add to our global audience in recent months. Bearing that in mind, we've been astonished to learn about a blog that, although it started just this week, has gone on to become...