Welcome to Weathering Cancer's Storm
For overwhelmed parents of children who have been diagnosed with cancer.
Local Story. Global Mission. As seen in the Banbury Guardian.
The Book
A real, raw, and practical guide for parents navigating the unimaginable storm of watching their child fight cancer.
Part memoir, part handbook - this is the book I wish someone had handed me when my son was diagnosed. Because no one tells you that the journey is more than being strong.
This book is a rare and compassionate guide for parents facing one of life's most unimaginable challenges. Claire has written with clarity, empathy, and lived understanding, Weathering the Storm gently leads readers through the emotional and practical realities of childhood cancer.It's reassuring, it's practical, in places it's lighthearted, but it's never overwhelming. Each chapter feels like a calm voice in the dark, honest about the fears, but never losing sight of hope. the balance of medical insight and emotional support is handled with great care.A deeply human book that deserves to be widely shared and read. For any parents beginning this journey, it truly is a lighthouse.Andrew, Reader Review
Publish Date Coming Soon!
Free Printable Resources
When information overload is making it harder to stay calm and in control, the below resources are free, low-cost printable tools are here to help. The aim is to help you feel more prepared, grounded, and supported - from hospital packing lists to a medical prescription tracker.
Resources Available for Purchase
The Lighthouse is officially open. All three support booklets below are now available for purchase: the emergency support kit for clarity in crisis, The Lighthouse Activity Book for Kids - a seaside themed activity book to help little ones through long hospital days, and The Parents' Lifeboat, for emotional survival through the unthinkable. Thoughtfully created, beautifully designed , and rooted in lived experience - these resources are here to guide you through the storm.
The Lighthouse Emergency Support Kit.
The Lighthouse Activity Book for Kids.
Steadfast, Relentless, Unyielding: A Lifeboat for Parents of Children with Cancer.
Bundle All Three & Save Money ... Coming Soon!!
Podcast & YouTube
The journey you and your family are on can be an isolating one, and it's easy to feel completely alone.
The Podcast and YouTube Channel are here to give you options beyond the book that help you feel more seen, more supported, and less alone.
About Claire Pepper
Hi,
When my son was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer two and a half years ago, my family and I suddenly had to navigate an alien territory with no map. It's scary, unpredictable, and isolating.
So I wrote a book, determined to help as many other parents and children fighting an unimaginably hard battle from feeling the way I did.My aim is for the book to act like a friend who is ready with a supportive word, the podcast to be a friendly voice for those moments where you are trying not to fall apart in front of your child, and the YouTube channel to be a friendly face when you are tired of holding the line day in, day out with no one there to hold the weight so you can breathe.You are doing better than you think -
and you aren't alone. Not any more.Claire
xx
Join the conversation
We would like to invite you to join us in keeping this conversation going so that more parents can know the safety of harbour is waiting for them when the waves of cancer get too rough.Instagram/TikTok - @weatheringcancersstormNeed a lifeline? You can reach out to us at:
[email protected]
Press & Media
Welcome to the official press and media section of our website, where you can you can find everything you need to share Claire Pepper's mission with the world - from press assets and interviews to high resolution images and story angles that matter.This is more than a book. It's a movement.
Suggested Interview Topics.
The hidden emotional toll on parents of seriously ill children.
Why 'stay strong' is the most harmful advice we give parents.
Building The Lighthouse: A platform for support and validation, not pity.
Self-publishing in the face of silence - how Claire made her book unignorable.
The problem with performative empathy - and what real support looks like.
Story Angles for Journalists.
"The mother who turned heartbreak into a global movement."
"Cancer took her son's childhood - so she made sure no other parent had to walk it alone"
"Meet the mother who turned her grief into a lighthouse for thousands."
You can reach out to us at:
[email protected]
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