09/11/2025
🌟📚 When a child is diagnosed with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH), it can be overwhelming—not only for them, but also for their siblings, classmates, and friends. Explaining what’s happening in a way children can truly understand is no easy task.
That’s why we’re so grateful for two very special children’s books: “Casey and the Messy Clean Up Crew” and “Someone I Know Has Histio.” ✨
💙 “Casey and the Messy Clean Up Crew”, written by Barbara Belzer Adams (Histio Ambassador and mother to a Histio Warrior) and Mary Boyles Carr, helps kids picture how LCH cells act inside the body and how doctors work to “clean them up.”
💙 Someone I Know Has Histio”, written by Barbara Belzer Carr, helps children empathize and better understand what a friend, sibling, or classmate with LCH might be going through.
As a parent, I know the comfort that comes from being able to sit down with a story that makes the confusing a little clearer, and the scary a little less overwhelming. Sometimes it’s those bedtime stories that open the door to compassion, hope, and connection. ✨
These books are more than just stories—they are invaluable tools for families navigating life with LCH. 💪💙
