When 5-year-old Micah was diagnosed with stage four Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), he was given a discouraging prognosis: less than a 10% chance of survival. His parents made the difficult decision to uproot their family from the Tampa area to seek medical treatment...
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Tamika’s Story: Illuminating a Labor of Love
“Love.” This is the word that mother-of-five Tamika offered without hesitation when asked to describe what caregiving means to her. When you speak with Tamika, she radiates a fierce, selfless love for her children. Caring for her son Markel, who is living with an...
Looking for the Light at the End of the Tunnel
When reflecting on her experience as a parent caregiver, Spreading Sunshine founder Abigail Sacran describes it as “all-consuming.” “It never ends. We're still not sleeping through the night. We’re always on call. Our reality is this is how it will be forever. We want...
Shining a Light on “Survival Mode”
If Candice could share one thing she wishes people knew about parent caregiving it is that she’s “always in survival mode.” As the mother of five children with complex medical needs, Candice knows far more intimately than most of the toll caretaking has on a parent....
Now Year of Sunshine Families Have Another Reason to Smile
At Spreading Sunshine, we are always looking for ways to partner with other non-profits that share a heart for families in medical crisis. When we learned of Icing Smiles, which provides celebration cakes to families facing pediatric illness, we knew our Year of...
Spreading Sunshine: Caring for Families in Crisis
We are committed to caring for a community that is often overlooked and forgotten: families who have children who have critical, chronic, or terminal illnesses. These families often face isolation, loneliness, and financial stress. This is especially true for...