"Although I have worked with youngsters with a variety of medical diagnosis, my passion has been working with youth diagnosed with cancer, brain tumors, serious blood disorders, or a chronic, complex disease like sickle cell requiring blood or marrow transplant, and their families. I recognized that these families had emotional and support needs that went well beyond what physicians and nurses could provide and wanted to make sure that regardless of ethnicity and socioeconomic background the child/family did not feel alone or that their voices were not heard as they navigated the medical system. The Hope and Cope program was......