Sonja is the Executive Director of the Kwesi Prince Foundation, a pediatric cancer organization dedicated to providing support to families suffering the devastating effects of Childhood Cancer with a focus on brain tumors. The foundation is named in honor of Kwesi Prince, Sonja’s son, who was diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor in 2010 when he was just 7 years old. After multiple brain surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and a bone marrow transplant, Sonja lost Kwesi in 2014.
Listen as Sonja shares their journey and the amazing work of the Kwesi Prince Foundation.
This conversation with Sonja is informative and listeners will learn:
-how friends and family can support caregivers of children with cancer
-the extreme need for increased funding for pediatric cancer research
-why it’s important that caregivers optimize their own health and wellness
-what Kwesi’s journey helped her learn about life
Learn more by visiting the KwesiPrinceFoundation.org. In our conversation, Sonja also mentioned Caring Bridge which is a social media platform in which parents of sick children can share real time information and updates to family members and friends. Learn more about Caring Bridge by visiting CaringBridge.org.
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