An adult woman plays patient, cared for by a group of children dressed in medical outfits. She wears an eye patch on a headband over her left eye, and sits on a couch watching and engaging with the children as they perform various medical procedures on her. In the central foreground, a young girl wearing glasses a pink bow in her blond hair, and a white coat looks away from the group. She holds a stethoscope up to her ear, looking focused, curious, and thoroughly engaged with the photographer.

Child Life Programs: Play With Purpose at Retinoblastoma Gatherings

Eye cancer is a potentially overwhelming experience for young children, whether patient or sibling. Child life can radically improve care and life for the entire family, but too many children lack access to this specialist support. Abby White shares how WE C Hope supported Child Life programs are helping to change that.

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“Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.” Anne Roiphe

Make Space for Grief: Honour the place you are in

Linda Conyard MGestT explores the grief that can arise from retinoblastoma diagnosis, treatment, eye removal surgery, loss of innocence, and mutilated family life. She considers the potential harm of suppressing this grief, and offers both families/survivors and medical professionals ways to prevent prolonged suffering.

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