{"product_id":"the-cancer-parents-handbook-laura-dekraker-lang-ree-9781955018661","title":"The Cancer Parent's Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is a dragon at the gate who means to do your child harm. Raise the drawbridge. Polish your armor. Sharpen your swords. You will find a way to fight and defeat it. The stakes are too high to do anything less than everything you can.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura DeKraker Lang-Ree wrote those words during her daughter's five-year battle with childhood leukemia. Because let's be real-when a parent hears, \"Your child has cancer,\" their entire world flips upside down. Suddenly, they're expected to become an instant expert, fierce advocate, and calm-in-the-storm caregiver. But nobody hands them a manual. Let alone their friends, family, or grandparents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cancer Parent's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e is the book Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree wished someone had handed her when her family was thrown into this medical hurricane. It's \u003cstrong\u003epart survival guide, part battle plan, and part straight-up permission slip to fall apart and get back up again.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura DeKraker Lang-Ree delivers the real talk, the nitty-gritty, and the tricks that actually work-from navigating hospital life, medical teams, and terrifying treatment plans to managing family, sanity, and that tiny voice in the back of a parent's head screaming \u003cem\u003eWHAT IF SHE DIES?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ \u003cstrong\u003eWhat parents need to know \u003cem\u003eright now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (a.k.a. the things oncologists \u003cem\u003edon't\u003c\/em\u003e have time to explain)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ✔ \u003cstrong\u003eThe secret sauce of advocating like a boss\u003c\/strong\u003e (without making enemies)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ✔ \u003cstrong\u003eThe reality of hospital life\u003c\/strong\u003e (and how to throw a killer hospital party)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ✔ \u003cstrong\u003eHow to get help without feeling like a burden\u003c\/strong\u003e (people \u003cem\u003ewant\u003c\/em\u003e to help-they just need to be shown how)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ✔ \u003cstrong\u003eWhy joy, laughter, and snacks still matter\u003c\/strong\u003e (giving both kids \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e parents a little self-care during their long cancer battle)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is here to help families \u003cstrong\u003efight like hell\u003c\/strong\u003e for their child while keeping their foundation intact and robust. No parent should have to figure this out alone. Take a deep breath, turn the page, and let \u003cem\u003eThe Cancer Parent's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e guide the way through this journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Dekraker Lang-Ree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955018669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955018661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Publishing Circle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Laura Dekraker Lang-Ree","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001848873215,"sku":"9781955018661","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44b71e64-e92d-400e-bead-e541756e39b3.jpg?v=1751602323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cancer-parents-handbook-laura-dekraker-lang-ree-9781955018661","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}