For MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day, LangleyB次元官网网址檚 Alisha Openshaw isnB次元官网网址檛 expecting too much.

B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 have any plans for MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day, maybe just get a well-deserved sleep-in and spend the day being spoiled by my boys,B次元官网网址� she said.

Twins Weston and Bennett are four, not quite old enough to make mom breakfast by themselves, but old enough to deliver it.

B次元官网网址淚f my husband helps, they would likely be able to bring it up to me,B次元官网网址� Alisha said.

It would be a rare day of rest for Alisha, who estimates she averages at least three days a week on the road, driving her sons in from their Langley home for cancer treatments at B.C. ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital (BCCH) in Vancouver, a route so familiar and automatic that she can arrive without remembering any of the turns along the way.

Her boys were both diagnosed with the same type of cancer, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, within a few months of each other, in 2022.

Since then, B次元官网网址渋tB次元官网网址檚 a whole new world,B次元官网网址� she commented, one of doctors, nurses and specialists, of chemo and other medical procedures, and sometimes long stays in the hospital,

Weston, who was the first brother to be diagnosed, has had a B次元官网网址渞eally rough go,B次元官网网址� that included a six week stay in hospital that ended just in time for Christmas, Alisha advised.

Currently, both Weston and Bennett are doing well, B次元官网网址渙ther than them both being bald now,B次元官网网址� but their hair is growing back, and the twins are becoming their usual rambunctious selves.

B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檙e both wild boys,B次元官网网址� she laughed.

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A video of their hospital visits, provided to the Langley Advance Times, showed the brothers happily rampaging through the hallways at BCCH with a toy wagon, showing they know where the switch is to open automatic doors, and the route to the outdoor play area.

B次元官网网址楾heyB次元官网网址檙e very familiar with the hospitals and the treatments,B次元官网网址� Alisha commented.

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The Mickey Mouse-loving twins enjoy playing with their older brother and cuddling with their B次元官网网址楴anaB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� grandma and spending time with their B次元官网网址楢untie,B次元官网网址� AlishaB次元官网网址檚 sister.

Alisha has also found support from what she described as a community of moms in similar situations.

B次元官网网址淲e call ourselves the B次元官网网址榤omcologists,B次元官网网址� Alisha said.

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Alisha is telling her familyB次元官网网址檚 story to support BCCH, which is the only hospital in the province devoted exclusively to the care of children and youth.

Donor funding, through the B.C. ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital Foundation, goes to providing medical equipment, help fund leading pediatric research and clinical care, and enhancing facilities, programs and initiatives.

The current campaign theme is B次元官网网址渏oin the mightyB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� donate to help mighty mothers and mighty children.

B次元官网网址淚t has been a difficult journey at times, and I havenB次元官网网址檛 always felt very strong, but I have had to remain mighty,B次元官网网址� Alisha commented.

B次元官网网址淪taying mighty for my boys is knowing exactly when they need a big hug, or when to crack a silly smile. Mighty is telling myself itB次元官网网址檚 okay to walk away and have a long, hard cry. Mighty is knowing when to ask for help. As a mom, this is how I need to show up B次元官网网址� staying mighty when things get tough.B次元官网网址�

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