Kesem is a nonprofit, student-led national organization that supports the children and families of patients battling cancer. Recently, rolling out was at the Living Well Expo, a breast cancer event, and caught up with Kesem members Westley Um and Elizabeth Shin to learn more about the organization and how it has helped them.
What is Kesem?
Um: Kesem is a nonprofit for kids whose parents are dealing with cancer. We have day camps where we give children an opportunity to get away from the harsh realities of cancer. We get to interact with the kids, get to know them a little bit more and just provide a safe community for them to be able to talk about what they may be going through. Also, we want to provide a community of a lot of people who are going through and feel the same things…