Growing Up After Cancer

For kids a half-century ago, a cancer diagnosis was usually a death sentence. Today, eight of 10 children diagnosed with cancer will likely survive. Still, cancer can rob a kid of childhood. Follow the journey of one North Texas boy and his family.

A KERA News Digital Project by
Lauren Silverman, Eric Aasen and Mark Birnbaum

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Photo/Courtesy Dan McCoy - Rainbow/Science Faction/Corbis

Explore The Documentary
February 27, 2015

Cancer: The Emperor Of All Maladies

By Eric Aasen

March 1, 2015

What Is Cancer?

By Molly Evans

Dr. Ted Laetsch is a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Photo/Courtesy UT Southwestern

March 2, 2015

What Doctors Say About Cancer

By Lauren Silverman

"I always feared that I wasn't going to make it," Jocelyne Garcia said about her cancer diagnosis. Photo/Mark Birnbaum

Voices
March 3, 2015

Stories Of Survivors Of Childhood Cancer

By Stephanie Kuo

March 4, 2015

Meet The Cobler Family

By Molly Evans

Jude Cobler worked on building a computer with his father. Photo/Courtesy Cobler family

Chapter 5
March 6, 2015

‘It Sucks’: Jude’s Leukemia Has Returned

By Lauren Silverman

"I kind of want to live an ordinary life now," Jude Cobler says. Photo/Mark Birnbuam

Chapter 4
March 7, 2015

After Cancer, Many Fears, Both Real And Imagined

By Lauren Silverman

Jude and Joshua Cobler, before Jude's leukemia relapsed. Photo/Mark Birnbaum

Chapter 3
March 8, 2015

After Transplant, Brothers Form Unbreakable Bond

By Lauren Silverman

Jude and Joshua Cobler. Photo/Courtesy Cobler family

Chapter 2
March 9, 2015

A Desperate Search For A Bone Marrow Match

By Lauren Silverman

Jude Cobler at All Saints Catholic School in Far North Dallas. Photo/Christina Ulsh

Chapter 1
March 10, 2015

Cancer Diagnosis Won’t Steal This Boy’s Spirit

By Lauren Silverman

The Series