In this episode we talk to KIM MURRAY who is a social worker at Crumlin Children’s Hospital. Children with ALL and other child-hood diseases need support in understanding their diagnosis and how this may impact their everyday life. The social worker helps families navigate through their journey of treatment both psychologically and logistically.
In this episode we talk to PAM LANNON who works at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and is a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). The Clinical Nurse Specialist is central to the management of patients with ALL and is there with the patient every step of the way.
In this episode we talk to Prof Owen Smith, who is Professor of paediatric and adolescent medicine at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and the Chief Academic Lead to the Children’s Hospital Group.
In this episode, we hear how Ciara coped living with a diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) when she was younger, how she developed through adolescence and hear how she managed her relationships with her peers throughout her treatment.
Being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) is no doubt extremely hard-going for the child themselves but being the parent of a child with a new diagnosis of ALL can be devastating and overwhelming. In this episode, we talk to parents Dolores and Des and hear their personal story of how they and their family came to learn about the diagnosis of Ciara with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). We hear how the family initially dealt with hearing of this new diagnosis and how they coped with the journey through treatment. Dolores and Des share their emotional story with us and offers their advice to other parents of a child with ALL.