Special Episode of Arthur- When Someone you know has Cancer- with Lance Armstrong-

npl8261
npl8261 Member Posts: 33
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I thought I would post this here as well as the Uterine Cancer board.

Today I went to a special screening for the Arthur series that is on Public Broadcasting. I was at the Boston Studio for a preview and after the episode was shown in the studio there was a panel of specialist ranging from guidance counselors to Doctors to talk about how kids cope with and understand cancer. Tomorrow, Monday 10/19, this episode will air on all the public broadcasting stations throughout the country, some stations will even show the same show throughout the week because of the importance of it.

I went because the school nurse at my childrens elementary school told me about it and put me in contact with the coordinators. I have a 4 & 5 year old and was diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer in February. I will have my children watch this in the AM before school. It is tastefully done and perfect for anyone with a cancer diagnosis and small children in their life.

I posted it here because I have known of several women that were diagnosed with cancer that also have small children and I know how hard it is to explain things to them without scaring them. I hope this helps anyone that needs it.

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  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
    #2
    Additional Information


    Thanks for posting this. I am adding some information. I am so glad you had a chance to see the screening.



    Educational materials:
    PBS KIDS has additional ARTHUR resources for parents and teachers that can be used to help educate kids about cancer at http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/resources/.

    The Lance Armstrong Foundation has provided episode-related materials that can be ordered (English & Spanish). Here's the link to order the ARTHUR Activity Booklet.... http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.khLXK1PxHmF/b.3474371/k.5763/Cancer_Information_for_Kids__LIVESTRONG_at_School_for_Elementary_School_Teachers.htm
    For more information on the special episode of ARTHUR in The Great McGrady (where you can view a sneak peak of the Season 13 Premiere), go here.... http://pbskids.org/arthur/promo/sneak/index.html

    For more information including lesson plans, visit WGBH or the The Lance Armstrong Foundation.

    xoxoxoxo Lynn
  • npl8261
    npl8261 Member Posts: 33
    #3
    lynn1950 said:

    Additional Information


    Thanks for posting this. I am adding some information. I am so glad you had a chance to see the screening.



    Educational materials:
    PBS KIDS has additional ARTHUR resources for parents and teachers that can be used to help educate kids about cancer at http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/resources/.

    The Lance Armstrong Foundation has provided episode-related materials that can be ordered (English & Spanish). Here's the link to order the ARTHUR Activity Booklet.... http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.khLXK1PxHmF/b.3474371/k.5763/Cancer_Information_for_Kids__LIVESTRONG_at_School_for_Elementary_School_Teachers.htm
    For more information on the special episode of ARTHUR in The Great McGrady (where you can view a sneak peak of the Season 13 Premiere), go here.... http://pbskids.org/arthur/promo/sneak/index.html

    For more information including lesson plans, visit WGBH or the The Lance Armstrong Foundation.

    xoxoxoxo Lynn

    Lynn
    Hi Lynn

    Thanks for adding this additional information to my post. After the screening there was a woman there from the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

    Could you add this information to my post that is also under Uterine Cancer? I think people would find this very helpful.

    Thanks
  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
    #4
    npl8261 said:

    Lynn
    Hi Lynn

    Thanks for adding this additional information to my post. After the screening there was a woman there from the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

    Could you add this information to my post that is also under Uterine Cancer? I think people would find this very helpful.

    Thanks

    Glad to : ) Lynn

    Glad to : ) Lynn
  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    #5
    lynn1950 said:

    Glad to : ) Lynn

    Glad to : ) Lynn

    Jake and I
    Jake and I watched it this morning before he headed off for school.
    I really liked it.
  • e_hope
    e_hope Member Posts: 370
    #6
    Thanks i have my tvo set up
    Thanks i have my tvo set up to tape the show... thanks... my children are 7,4,2
  • pitt
    pitt Member Posts: 387
    #7
    My kids loved it!!!
    My children are 7 and 10. We watched it yesterday and you could have heard a pin drop. Both of my kids were captivated by it. I had to force back the tears a few times. It was so well done that they watched it again this morning before school. The writers did such a great job of creating a scenario for a "mother-like" figure and how the different kids each dealt with the news. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!
  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    #8
    pitt said:

    My kids loved it!!!
    My children are 7 and 10. We watched it yesterday and you could have heard a pin drop. Both of my kids were captivated by it. I had to force back the tears a few times. It was so well done that they watched it again this morning before school. The writers did such a great job of creating a scenario for a "mother-like" figure and how the different kids each dealt with the news. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

    pitt
    Was today's story the same story as yesterday or a different story?

    Jake doesn't like to watch the same thing twice.

    Margo

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