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Laughing and shrieking in the afternoon sun, the children unleash their pent-up energy on the playground. After a morning indoors, they are happy to shout without being shushed. One child, however, does not join in. She stands motionless, a colorful cap not quite covering her bald head. The right sleeve of her winter coat hangs limp and empty. She has osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, and after an absence of several months, this is her first day back at school.
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Sheila M. Bonaiuto is Writer-Information Specialist at ALSAC-St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee. ALSAC is the fund-raising arm of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Bonaiuto, S.M. Day care for the child with cancer. Early Childhood Educ J 18, 27–28 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01617294
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