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Child life specialists help kids cope with hospital visits

Some children at Summerlin Hospital Medical Center call them by their first names. Others, the younger ones, will refer to them by other names, such as “Bubbles.”

Grant helps expand childhood cancer follow-up care at clinic

The Children’s Specialty Center provides treatment to children with blood disorders and cancer regardless of their ability to pay for services. A recent grant from the nonprofit St. Baldrick’s Foundation awarded $245,000 to the center to expand its Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, which provides follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors up to age 40.

Walk to raise funds for canine cancer research

The Puppy Up! Walk is planned for Nov. 3 at Bruce Trent Park to benefit the 2 Million Dogs Foundation, which is helping fund canine cancer research and its link to human cancer.