May is national melanoma and skin cancer awareness month. Read how Karlee told her 9-year-old son, Quade, that she had melanoma, and how Wonders & Worries supported their family.

Karlee Steele’s melanoma surgery involved a radical dissection down the right side of her body.

“When I arrived home, Quade wasn’t scared by my condition or the attachments to my body because of his counseling and hands-on experience at Wonders & Worries,” Karlee said.

Read more tips on how to explain a cancer diagnosis to a child.