What's It Really Like?
In this series of podcasts, we explore the lives of children who are life-limited or have complex medical needs. We wish for vulnerable children and their families to feel heard. We hope that it will have a light-hearted appeal and a global reach. It is where people will have a chat with me, Sharon Thompson. The purpose is to comfort those who need it and to educate and connect our community with medical professionals and organisations who need to hear What’s It Really Like to care for An Extra Special Child.
What's It Really Like?
Episode 3 Sharon Dempsey for Owen
April 03, 2022
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*Warning *This Episode includes discussions about death in childhood. Writer, Sharon Dempsey, talks about her son, Owen, who was diagnosed with an ependymoma brain tumour at the age of two. Owen had neurosurgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy but subsequently died when he was six. Sharon recounts the diagnosis period and how caring for Owen led her to write “Extreme Parenting: Parenting your Chronically ill Child” following Owen’s death.
With great thanks & appreciation to;
Sharon Dempsey
Amanda Evan for graphics
Pixaby for Music