# @alexslemonade on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYHO7H1n1Mn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65218496-alexslemonade-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-09T09:33:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (@AlexsLemonade) — https://gondola.cc/AlexsLemonade

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Nurses play a critical role in the lives of children facing cancer. Beyond their medical expertise supporting treatment, managing medications and answering family questions, pediatric oncology nurses also fill a critical comfort and care role for families. #nationalnursesweek

1. They know when you need a hug.
When Claire was in treatment for Ewing sarcoma, her nurses took amazing care of her and her family. “Pediatric oncology nurses are a special breed for sure. Not only did they take amazing care of my child, but always seemed to know when I needed a hug, too,” says Claire’s mom Sheila.

2. They know childhood cancer firsthand.
When her brother Jimmy was being treated for leukemia, a nurse showed Cass Butler how a blood transfusion worked and let Cass pretend to be a nurse too. Today, Cass is a nurse and credits her empathy and compassion to the nurses she watched care for her brother.

3. They make hospital days special.
Being hospitalized is never fun and sometimes, kids with cancer miss out on holidays, special events and activities with their friends. When Jaxson, who battled a brain tumor, was hospitalized over his favorite holiday, Halloween, his nurse Steph decided to dress up with him. Jaxson went as Stitch and Steph found a red t-shirt and made herself a Lilo costume, so they could coordinate.

4. They get families through scary nights and beyond.
Childhood cancer survivor Tony Salerno had to be placed in a medically induced coma. His nurse, Amanda, was assigned to Tony every shift she was on. Amanda got Tony’s parents through a lot of scary nights, providing support and expert care.

5. They guide families through the hardest things.
Jay Scott, Alex Scott’s dad and ALSF co-executive director, recalls Gail, a nurse that helped while Alex was dying. Gail came to the family just two days before Alex passed away. Jay and Liz did not think they needed Gail’s support. However, Gail, who was an experienced hospice nurse, knew better — telling them to rest and take care of themselves.

“At the time the nurse was telling us what to do, we may have resented her a bit. But it didn’t take long for us to appreciate what Gail did for us and Alex," said Jay.

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