How to Support a Child Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer

02/16/22 • 19 min

In this episode, we will learn about pediatric and childhood thyroid cancer. Amber will "call in" with her story about being diagnosed with follicular thyroid cancer and how her family was helpful during diagnosis and surgeries. Chloe will share some helpful information from Cancer.net on talking to children at all ages about their cancer, ending with a preview of next week's episode.
Thank you Amber!
https://www.cancer.net/coping-with-cancer/talking-with-family-and-friends/how-child-understands-cancer

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Previous Episode

Mom Has Thyroid Cancer–Now What?

In this episode, we talk to four mothers on being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, their advice for parents, and how they told their children they had thyroid cancer. We have different ages of children and different types of thyroid cancer represented in this episode!
Thank you to:
Adela,
Lauren @Lfranc007,
Danielle @frugalwifemommalife,
and Michele

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How My Parents Told Me I Had Thyroid Cancer

This week, the spotlight's back on Chloe as she shares how her parents told her of her thyroid cancer diagnosis at age 12. She shares what support her parents provided, while remembering their short time on this Earth. Chloe details her thyroidectomy and second surgery details, as well as how the parental support shifted as she got older.

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