Part 1 of my interview with Dr. Geoff McCowage – Episode #8, Hope, Strength and Courage Podcast
“What I would say is that treating childhood cancer is pretty all consuming … it may be a bit shorter, it may be a bit longer … but it won’t go on forever.” ~ Dr. Geoff McCowage
Summary: Today’s episode features part one of my two part interview with Dr. Geoff McCowage, world renown Paediatric Oncologist at The Children’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
I love in this interview how Dr McCowage shares his love for the world of pediatric oncology, the dynamic healthcare teams working along side each other for the benefit of children and families and how much they are there to serve you and want to support you through this trying time. I hope you will find this interview as interesting as I did.
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Best Advice from Dr. Geoff McCowage:
- … there’s a whole lot of people out there that are there to look after you and your child, and they’re seriously committed people. From the head honcho professor to the ward clerk or even the porter … they’re all there for you.
- You’re not bothering anyone. We get bothered when people don’t contact us when something was wrong.
- It’s not from anything you did. It’s not your fault that the child has cancer. And it’s no one else’s fault either … It’s no one’s fault … Be angry but don’t be angry at yourself or at others. Don’t harbour that emotion.
Links and resources mentioned in this episode:
- iTunes “Understanding Childhood Cancer with Dr. Geoff”
- Facebook “Understanding Childhood Cancer with Dr. Geoff”
- Sound Cloud “Introducing the Understanding Childhood Cancer with Dr. Geoff Podcast”
Read full Transcript here