minds, unlike our bodies, can continue
growing as we continue to live."
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The purpose of this community is to collectively be able to engage, educate, and empower people through this platform. — Dr. Shenin Sachedina D.O.,FACOS
ABOUT OUR CHARACTERS
About our Books
This book also focusses light on the fact that children need to be educated so that they know what the changes around them mean. Anticipating these changes with information is less stressful for these children. Studies have shown that children in homes touched by malignancies do better if they’re educated on the changes to anticipate. This eases there in anxiety . The study clearly show the children affected in homes touch by breast cancer can have increased psychosocial and detachment issues if they are not educated properly at the time that the family is dealing with this disease. It is Dr. Sachedina’s opinion this information can be extrapolated into other malignancies as well.It is the goal for the Metu and Lee book series, and the project, to help support all individuals by providing encouragement, information, and a tool to help open discussion with the youngest of the victims, the children.Over a decade has passed since the first installment in the series was published, and in that time, more Metu and Lee books have been produced, which focus on cancer as a whole as well as leukemia.
What is Metu and Lee?
ABOUT US
Dr. Shenin Sachedina, D.O., FACOS
This character represents Dr. Sachedina. Her caring and informative attitude in this series represents the entire project goal to educate and empower children.You will see certain attributes such as her earrings and the ring on her finger that she always wears. Her stethoscope around her neck is a staple during a professional career. The white coat represents the fact that she’s a physician and helps children bond with this character to ease the discomfort that can be felt by seeing an adult in a white coat during an physician office visit.
Metu
He represents all of the young males of the world.
Lee
She represents young females of the world.
Chemo Commando
This character was designed as a droplet since chemotherapy can be in liquid form. He has powers of karate and represents strength. The arm band represents the medic in the healing power of the chemotherapy.
Radiation Rod
This is a character the lasers zaps the bad cells. Radiation is exactly like that. Radiation provides radiation treatment to destroy the bad cells.
Good Cells
These represent healthy normal cells. On ultrasound, a lesion that has a well-defined border usually is a benign lesion. This was the inspiration for this character.
Bad Cells
These are cells with jagged edges. These are the cancer cells. On ultrasound, lesions with jagged edges usually represent a malignancy. This was the inspiration for this character.
Kip
Knowledge is power . This KIP. Inspired by hand held video games, this character is to remind us that the power is in our hands as to how we deal with the challenges of life .
Chris
This character was inspired by a friend of my son who was facing medical issues as a child. It was also based on Christmas as I hope that my work with this project is a gift to any who need it.
Isabella
The dolls name was a nod to my daughter’s first friend in pre-K at age 2. But later it was discovered that the name means “Devoted to God”. A little hidden gem discovered years later.