In 1990, Charles M. Schulz departed from the typically light hearted theme of the Peanuts specials. "Why Charlie Brown, Why?" is a story about leukemia.
Janice, a school friend of Linus feels sick one day at school and then begins to miss a lot of school. When Linus and Charlie Brown find out that Janice has leukemia, they are deeply troubled and go visit her in the hospital where they hear all about her tests and treatments.
This story touches on many aspects of childhood cancer, including fear, sibling distress, misunderstanding about cancer, insensitivity, hair loss and much more. It was nominated for an Emmy. Charles Schulz died of cancer 10 years after the film premiered.
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