Barbie is going to be going bald for children with cancer (and other diseases that cause baldness) thanks to the efforts of a local mom who petitioned Mattel. Lancaster resident Rebecca Sypin's daughter lost her hair while undergoing treatments for leukemia, so she and another friend of hers who had cancer Jane Bingham in New Jersey decided to launch a Facebook campaign. more ›

The LA Times today profiles an Orange County mom who has blogged her way through her son's bouts with cancer, now returning for a third time. more ›