Imagine hearing the words “Your child has a very aggressive form of childhood cancer. Imagine being told he has a 20% chance to live 5 years.”

My guest today is Silvia Vanni born and raised in South Florida. She has five amazing children, Steven, Adrian, Samantha, Sergio, and her baby Salvatore, who tragically died one month shy of his 8th Birthday on March 19th, 2011.

Silvia founded the Mystic Force Foundation with her husband in 2008 when they realized how little money goes to research for childhood cancer. They were determined to find a cure for their son Sal and all the other children like him. They also started a lab at the University of Miami for childhood cancer research, where the Mystic Force Foundation continues to fund groundbreaking research. Since her baby died she made it her mission in life to save all the kids she can and to make their time during treatment as happy & ‘fun’ as possible.

In this episode, you will also learn:

• The story behind the Heroes Hangout.
• How can family and friends offer support even when they don’t know what to say? 
• What can people say to a friend whose child has cancer? And what not to say.
• What advice will you give a grieving mother that just doesn’t know how to find the support or help that she needs?
• Self-care tips to help you reduce your suffering.

Press play on the episode above and hear more about this amazing woman.

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