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Local Resources for families with children living with cancer and other life-threatening conditions.
Online Guide of Local Resources with Active Links
Printable Guide of Local Resources (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions
For the last several months, a coalition of supportive care and healthcare providers has been preparing for the upcoming national broadcast of the documentary, A Lion in the House, by initiating projects to improve the quality of life physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual - for children living with cancer and other life-threatening conditions and their families in the Houston/Galveston metropolitan area.
Project Goals
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Create the local coalition of supportive care and healthcare providers -
Enhance awareness, among such caregivers, of optimal ways to assist families in accessing each entity’s skills and resources -
Increase public awareness of the resources currently available to provide family-centered care in our community and to encourage self-referral -
Identify and correct the existing gaps and barriers to family-centered care for children living with cancer and other life-threatening conditions
Partial funding provided by UTMB Children's Hospital, Galveston.
A Lion in the House
Previously Aired
This inspiring film follows five children as they fight cancer with the help of their families, nurses and doctors. This harrowing and intimate series spans six years to chronicle how families respond to crises, how courage is found in unlikely places and how the humor and energy of youth can be powerful medicine.
Go to the A Lion in the House website.
Living with the Lion: Childhood Cancer
a HoustonPBS Production, companion piece to A Lion in the House
Previously Aired
Imagine finding out your child has cancer. What would you do? Who do you turn to for help? What if you don’t have health insurance? How are you going to pay for treatment? How do you explain to your child what’s happening to them? Every year thousands of families face these difficult questions. “Living with the Lion”, a HoustonPBS production, takes a closer look at the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges these families are confronting every day. The program will exam how disparities in diagnosis, treatment, social services and support play a significant role in the likelihood of survival. When a child does survive, there are still a host of physical and emotional issues they must confront. We’ll examine how one young person is dealing with those challenges and talk with health care professionals about the warning signs, the need for better pain management, as well as the ultimate challenge of how to find the strength to cope with the loss of a child. Learn about the need for culturally sensitive care and how to find the resources available in Houston for families in need.
ITVS/Independent Television Service/Independent Lens
UTMB Children's Hospital, Galveston
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