"The healing is [in] knowing who you were, not what you might be."
Lucy’s Love Bus™ eases the suffering of pediatric cancer patients by providing free integrative therapies such as massage, acupuncture, and therapeutic horseback riding to children with cancer and children coping with late effects of prior cancer treatment.
Lucy Grogan was 8 years old when she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. After four years of treatment, one relapse and a bone marrow transplant, Lucy died on July 21st, 2006, at the age of 12. During Lucy's long illness, our friends and family raised money to help support Lucy in her fight. Lucy discovered the benefits of integrative therapies during her treatment, and through the generosity of her community, Lucy was able to receive significant relief through consistent acupuncture, massage, Reiki and chiropractic care. Two weeks before her death, Lucy told her mother that when she was "done" with cancer she wanted to start a program that would provide free integrative therapies to children undergoing cancer treatment. Lucy defined the mission of the organization and the services it would provide. Since 2006, we have been delivering love and comfort to children with cancer by offering integrative therapies that can help manage the side effects and late effects of traditional cancer treatment.