Hello,

I am writing on the behalf of my mother-in-law, Tuyana.  She is an amazing woman, daughter, mother, and grandmother.  She runs a business from home, takes care of her ailing elderly mother, takes care of her 11-year-old son, Nick, and helps take care of her two grandchildren, Lizzy aged 2 and Mark aged 11 months, every weekday while I'm at work.  Unfortunately, a week or two ago, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and will be undergoing a colorectomy next week (5/21/14).  Her youngest son, Nick, will be graduating from elementary school on June 6th.  Because she will be in the hospital for at least a week and then have a grueling recovery for a few more weeks, Tuyana was hoping to be able to send Nick to a sleep-away or day camp for a few weeks while she gathers her strength.  Unfortunately, we live in Los Angeles and summer camps are very expensive.  I was wondering if you knew of any programs to help young children of parents with (colon) cancer, either with financial assistance for summer programs or summer programs especially designed to help children process these traumatic experiences.  Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
Elina Morozov