ROSEVILLE, Calif. —
From the outside, Keaton's Child Cancer Alliance’s Family Wellness Center is unassuming, tucked into a quiet industrial park on Douglas Boulevard in Roseville. It’s less than a mile away from the nearby Kaiser medical center.
Inside, however, staff have carefully designed the space to offer children and their families a comfortable and supportive place to navigate one of life’s biggest obstacles: a child’s cancer diagnosis.
"Initially when a family hears the words ‘Your child has cancer,’ their entire world is turned upside down,” said Jessica Alonso, executive director of Keaton's Child Cancer Alliance. “They are now entering a fight to save their child's life.”
Alonso explained that Keaton’s is often the first organization to connect with a family following their