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I pull into my driveway after a twelve-hour shift on the pediatric cancer unit. Before I step inside,...
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Working as a Child Life Specialist on a pediatric oncology team was a dream I held close to my heart....
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Perspective of a Child Life Specialist
Written by Jaime McCaffrey CCLS, MSW
Working as a Child Life Specialist on a pediatric oncology team was a dream I held close to my heart. I prepared patients and their families for treatment, easing their fears, helping them understand their diagnosis, supporting them through terrifying procedures, and creating space for them to still be kids—even within hospital walls. Most of all, I looked forward to celebrating with families at the end of their long, difficult journeys.
But what impacted me even more—something I hadn’t fully anticipated—was walking alongside the families and children who were facing death.
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