Tag: childrens-cancer-care
![Two and a half year old Mackenzie plays the drums at McMaster Children's Hospital.](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mackenzie-dressed-up-for-Halloween-scaled.jpg)
Music helps family cope with loss of daughter after cancer
When two-and-a-half year-old Mackenzie complained of a sore tooth over Thanksgiving weekend last year, her parents Devan Jobb and LeRhonda...
![Dr. Lysecki on a laptop screen meeting with his patient](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Virtual-Care-Dr.-Dave-Lysecki.jpg)
Delivering palliative care to children at home
A family’s story Rylee was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer called acute myeloid leukemia at 18 months old....
![Sophie’s mom and aunt encourage her to drink her oral contrast beverage, which will help create a clear picture of her insides during the CT scan.](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/triple-jump-contrast-drink.jpeg)
A big ‘jump’ forward for kids with tumours
When Sophie received her cancer diagnosis, she was still full of energy, running and playing like nothing was wrong. But...
![Lilly flies a rainbow kite with her sister, Scarlet](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lilly-Shelly-and-Scarlet-Cancer-blog-series-web-size-3.jpg)
The thing about cancer is… it doesn’t care
Mom, Shelley, shares her personal journey with cancer alongside daughter, Lilly.
![Matthew Bueckert at McMaster Children's Hospital](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Childhood-cancer-Matthew-Bueckert-02072019-web-size-635px-4.jpg)
A lifelong battle with cancer at the age of eight
Eight year old Matthew Bueckert is battling leukemia for the second time. Although the idea of having her son in a clinical trial initially seemed scary, his parents quickly learned that it provides more treatment options.
![Dr. Stacey Marjerrison](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Stacey-Marjerrison-in-Makaylas-room-web-size-2.jpg)
Improving care for Indigenous children with cancer
Dr. Stacey Marjerrison of McMaster Children's Hospital writes about her pursuit of improving care for Indigenous children with cancer through research.
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