by External Article | Sep 20, 2022 | Caring for a Child |
Statistics usually form the basis of awareness campaigns. Rates of incidence, survival and mortality are humanised through personal stories, such as a child’s formative years given over to harsh and extended treatment cycles, or of a family grieving the loss of a... 
by External Article | Jun 22, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Finding Caregiver Support, Grief, Millennial Generation |
In September 2020, I watched from afar as Andrew and his wife, Rachel, announced that their infant daughter, Francesca was diagnosed with an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor in her brain. Via his Twitter account, Andrew shared the experience during her treatment and... 
by External Article | Oct 30, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child |
A weird throat pain, bad breath, an inflamed tonsil. A reassuring GP saying it can probably wait a few days, but it wouldn’t hurt to go to the ER. I’m slightly reassured when we get to the emergency room. At first. It has the advantage of instantly drowning our... 
by Guest Author | Apr 13, 2017 | Caregiver Stories |
NEW PROVIDENCE — As Geri Payawal Shepard walked with her son to Mount Sinai’s cancer clinic in Manhattan, families with young kids buzzed around her. She stared at them for a minute, trying to figure out why so many people were outside. Then, it dawned on... 
by Guest Author | Mar 1, 2017 | Caregiver News |
Having a child with cancer led to income reductions for parents and job discontinuation among mothers in a recent study, even after adjusting for pre-diagnosis sociodemographic factors. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer... 
by Guest Author | Nov 28, 2015 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Child, Grief, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation |
Simon works for a local support charity in Derby that helps other charities to form and grow. He delivers training, workshops and talks in schools and out in the community about volunteering and he also manages a community reporting project. Since Annabel’s... 
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