Entries by Abby White

Comfort Positions: How to Help Children Feel Safe and Supported During Medical Procedures

Medical procedures can be stressful for children, often leading to fear, resistance, and lasting anxiety. Comfort Positions offer a simple and powerful way to ease distress, ensuring a safer, more supportive experience for children, caregivers, and medical teams. WE C Hope CEO, Abby White, and Child Life Specialist, Morgan Livingstone, explore how comfort positioning transforms medical care, fostering trust, cooperation, and emotional well-being.

Breaking Barriers to Early Diagnosis: Revisit a Year of Action

Early Diagnosis is the foundation of effective retinoblastoma and second cancer care. Yet, many families and survivors around the world face complex, delayed diagnostic journeys. WE C Hope CEO, Abby White, reflects on the 2024 #RbEarlyDiagnosis campaign, exploring key themes, family and medical perspectives, global collaborations, and the progress our One Rb World community is making toward faster access to life-saving care.

Breathing for Wellness: Why Breath Matters, and 9 Ways to Breathe Out Stress

When we are anxious or angry, we tense up and hold our breath, or breathe fast and shallow, further increasing stress. Slow, deep breathing almost instantly diffuses tension, helping us feel calm, clear-headed and in control. Abby White explores why our bodies react this way, and how we can use our breath to restore calm fast.

Child Life for All Ages: Empowering Children with Cancer to Thrive

Retinoblastoma is a challenging journey for children and their families, often deeply affecting emotional and physical well-being long after treatment ends. Tailored support enhances quality of life during cancer care and beyond. Rb survivor and WE C Hope founder, Abby White; and Child Life Specialist, Morgan Livingstone, explore how child life specialists empower children of all ages and their families to cope, heal, and thrive.

Angels and Zebras: How Life-Saving Holiday Pics Reveal Children’s Rare Eye Cancer

Happy Holidays from World Eye Cancer Hope! We love a white Christmas and the season’s festive glow – angels, fairy lights, iced cakes, candles, and snow… But we do not like a white glow in children’s eyes. Rb Survivor and WE C Hope CEO Abby White explains how festive Holiday photos could save a child’s life, and even their sight.

One Rb World 2024 Says “Mahalo” to the Retinoblastoma Community – Day Three | Page 4

The final moments of the 7th One Rb World Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, were dedicated to patients, families, and survivors, showcasing how empowering them can transform their individual experience and collective progress. Marissa D. Gonzalez, President of World Eye Cancer Hope USA, and Conference Event Chair, tells of the inspiring child life programming, and groundbreaking patient engaged-research building bridges of hope and healing for our retinoblastoma community worldwide.

Storytelling for Life: Global Solutions and Lifelong Care at One Rb World 2024 Day Three | Page 3

As the 7th One Rb World Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, reached its final hours, personal insights and global initiatives took center stage. Marissa D. Gonzalez, President of World Eye Cancer Hope USA, and Conference Event Chair, reflects on the collective mission to save lives, including The New York Times Opinion feature, “It Takes a Lifetime to Survive Childhood Cancer,” – and the story behind the article.

From Treatment to Triumph: Seeking Cure for All at One Rb World 2024 Day Three | Page 2

Day Three of the 7th One Rb World Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, continued to inspire with an in-depth exploration of treatment pathways, survivor resilience, and global efforts to save lives. Marissa D. Gonzalez, President of World Eye Cancer Hope USA, and Conference Event Chair, shares highlights from the vital discussions and profound personal stories shaping a hopeful future for all affected by retinoblastoma.

A Global Call to Action: Early Detection and Advocacy at One Rb World 2024 Day Three | Page 1

Day Three of the 7th One Rb World Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a powerful culmination of global community, collaboration, and hope. From early detection in rural communities to life-saving care, from child life to patient-led research, and more. Marissa D. Gonzalez, Conference Event Chair, shares highlights from the inspiring presentations, life-changing progress, and extraordinary stories that closed this remarkable event.