Parenting Through A Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and into Survivorship
January 22, 2024
7:00-8:00 pm ET
Parenting through a cancer journey impacts the whole family and can profoundly affect children.
Parenting Through A Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and into Survivorship webinar will provide guidance on how to have simple and open communication with children.
You will learn from a Child Life Specialist and three parents on how to maintain a sense of connection and provide opportunities for sharing and self-expression to help your child throughout this experience. Children are resilient and can learn to cope with challenging situations when provided with individualized support.
MODERATOR:
Beverly Garber, NP, CORLN, Nurse Practitioner III, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UC Davis
FAMILY SYSTEMS AND COPING SPECIALIST:
Emily McDaniel, MA, CCLS Certified Child Life Specialist|Children of Adult Patients, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
ALLIANCE AMBASSADORS & SURVIVORS
Jessica Dagley - Proud mom and loving wife, Case Manager for the Medicaid Waiver through Unity of Indiana, Greenwood, Indiana, Survivor of Salivary Duct Carcinoma (also an Alliance Ambassador)
Michael Murphy - Husband and Father, Neuroscientist and Psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School,
HPV-Attributed Tonsil Cancer Survivor; Boston, MA (also an Alliance Ambassador)
Willie Pelote - Husband and proud father of twins, Survivor of HPV-Attributed Tonsil Cancer, Sacramento, CA
Please note - the link to the Zoom webinar will show in your registration confirmation. You will also be emailed the link prior to the webinar. If you don't see the link in your email, please check your SPAM folder. If you still don't see the email, the link will be posted on our website's home page a few hours before the webinar begins.
