The Cancer Parent's Handbook

There 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.

Laura 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.

Until now.

The Cancer Parent's Handbook is the book Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree wished someone had handed her when her family was thrown into this medical hurricane. It's part survival guide, part battle plan, and part straight-up permission slip to fall apart and get back up again.

Laura 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 WHAT IF SHE DIES?

✔ What parents need to know right now (a.k.a. the things oncologists don't have time to explain)

✔ The secret sauce of advocating like a boss (without making enemies)

✔ The reality of hospital life (and how to throw a killer hospital party)

✔ How to get help without feeling like a burden (people want to help-they just need to be shown how)

✔ Why joy, laughter, and snacks still matter (giving both kids and parents a little self-care during their long cancer battle)

This book is here to help families fight like hell 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 The Cancer Parent's Handbook guide the way through this journey.