Part 2 of my interview with Dr. Geoff McCowage – Episode #9, Hope, Strength and Courage Podcast
“It will probably be a terrible time. It won’t be terrible every day. There will be moments of joy, moments of relief, there will be better days and worse days. I think it’s best if you can adopt a mind set of both. We’ve got this mission to complete. We’re going to get our child through chemotherapy.” Dr. Geoff McCowage
Summary: Today’s episode features Part 2 my interview with world renown Pediatric oncologist Dr. Geoff McCowage from the children’s hospital at Westmead in Sydney, Australia. He is a principal investigator for clinical trials within the children’s oncology group. And he hosts a podcast that is aimed at parents of children with cancer.
In last week’s episode it was so refreshing to hear Dr Geoff share such down to earth, behind the scenes advice to help us put things into perspective.
In this part of the interview, I had asked Dr. Geoff, what was his best advice for parents and he talks about the importance of resilience and patience and the fabulous resource he put together for his patient families by creating his podcast “Understanding Childhood Cancer With Dr Geoff”. I hope you enjoy this interview as much I did.
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Best Advice from Dr. Geoff McCowage
- Think of this as a big mission. You’re going to need to be flexible, able to change your plans
- You need a social worker. You’ve got emotions just like everyone else. Social workers know about counselling and psychology. Don’t be too proud to have a social worker.
- Speak up when you need to but try to have a cooperative mentality. We’ve all got vested interests [in your child’s health].
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