Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation
Metabolic Nutrition Counseling · About this organization
What you get
Free one-hour nutrition sessions for your child by Zoom, one-to-one or in a small group with a certified oncology nutritionist.
How to start
Use the nutrition sign-up form to ask BMCF about sessions for your child.
Good to know
- Ask the Patient Services Team whether the sessions suit your child’s needs.
The details, as published
Your child can get food-related guidance during or after treatment. Sessions take place by Zoom, and the Patient Services Team follows up after the sign-up form.
What help you may get
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Nutrition guidance
You can discuss your child’s food-related concerns with an oncology nutritionist.
Noncash help
Can cover
- One-hour sessions
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Published diagnosis scope "any_pediatric_cancer"; GPT Pro intake run01 read B-ALL as eligible.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Post Treatment
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
- BMCF describes itself as “a national non-profit organization created to support all cancer and transplant patients” and says it works “with hospitals across the United States.” Sessions are held over Zoom and no state or city limit is published.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Complete the nutrition sign-up form to ask about sessions for your child.
- The Patient Services Team contacts you to coordinate a session time.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Sep 26, 2026 |
- Patient Support page “Sign Up” button opens the Metabolic Nutrition Counseling Sign Up Google Form, which was accepting responses on 2026-09-26.
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
- Can a parent enroll a child directly, or is a separate pediatric consent or referral step required?
- What age range applies to sessions? The sign-up form asks for date of birth but publishes no age limit.
- What session allowance or repeat-use limit applies?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 26, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- bonemarrow.org/patient-support · checked Sep 25, 2026
- bonemarrow.org · checked Sep 25, 2026
- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCx9dk3G_2v4EdF-MN2A5BN4YtMVVZRMlrgCdXV9CSiQl19g/viewform · checked Sep 25, 2026