Back to School Program from the
Dana Farber Children’s Hospital Cancer Center
October 3, 2016
Dear Parents,
As some of you may already know, one of your child’s classmates, Adyson Lavallee, has been diagnosed with cancer and has been out of school due to treatment. Ady was diagnosed in October of 2015 and her treatment will continue until the fall of 2017.
In order to help concerned or interested students understand Ady’s illness and treatment, we have invited members of the Back to School Program from the Dana Farber Children’s Hospital Cancer Center to speak to your child’s class on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at 9:10AM. Through discussion, and other resources, they can help educate students and other school personnel about cancer and cancer treatment so that they may be more sensitive to what Ady is going through.
We would also want to take this opportunity to remind you not to send your child to school if he/she is running a fever or has any kind of communicable illness such as the chicken pox. Not only could this be potentially harmful to other students in the classroom, but Ady is much more susceptible to infection due to her treatment.
If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact me.
