To begin our 2025 Season we have the remarkable Irish Paediatric Oncologist - Dr. Trish Scanlon.

Trish is the Interim Director of Global Health at Childrens Health Ireland.

She is the CEO of charity - “Their Lives Matter” a group of charities based in Tanzania, Ireland & UK with the united aim to reach every child in Tanzania who develops cancer.

And she is Co Medical Director of Children not Numbers a multi disciplinary team of experts dedicated to improving the lives of children in Gaza through a comprehensive approach to health, safety, education, and rehabilitation.

and most recently, Dr Trish as paediatric lead supported the evacuation of children to Ireland for healthcare.

We talk about what first brought her to Tanzania, how 10 children a day developed cancer with 9 out of 10 of these children losing their battle to Today when the survival rate is now 50%.

She shares her commitment to fighting for the paediatric care of children, and her optimism for what’s now possible when fighting childhood cancer.

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For the final episode of the year, I am joined by Eoin Cronly and his mother Lucy.

Eoin is now 22 and was diagnosed with Leukaemia when he was 11 followed by, as he explains, every rare complication he could think of.

He missed out on a lot of school and was healthy enough to return just as lockdown happened.

But by understanding the accommodations he was entitled to, he sat the leaving cert and is now well on his way to finishing college - despite many health set backs and adverse side effects to steroid treatments.

Lucy was with him throughout and has trained as a parent peer supporter with Childhood Cancer Ireland to be able to offer support to other parents and is a huge advocate for sharing information and empathy.

Please text GOLD to 50300 and donate €4 or visit childhoodcancer.ie for more.

Childhood Cancer Ireland is a charity founded by and led by parents of children with cancer who know that one of the greatest sources of strength for this fight, is conversation. As a non-government funded organisation, Childhood Cancer Ireland values every single donation.

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Trigger Warning: This episode discusses the loss of a child to cancer.

If you have been impacted by the loss of a child, you will find information, resources and support at Anam Cara, an organisation which supports parents after bereavement. They also have information for siblings, grandparents and other family members, which may be helpful.

Erin Tierney was only 22 and in her final year in college when she got pregnant with her first baby, Córa.

At 7 months, unexpectedly, Córa was diagnosed with with a rare & aggressive embryonal tumour with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) in her brain and spinal cord. Córa lived for another 10 days.

The shock and grief of this sudden diagnosis and loss shatterd Erin, Conor and their families. And in the years since have found the strength to keep going. Baby Florence arrived a couple of months ago and the Córa Rose Foundation has been set up to support bereaved parents. This is heartbreaking but Erin's courage and compassion is a gift to everyone who listens.

You can read Córa's story here https://childhoodcancer.ie/story/cora-rose-tierney-donoghue/

Please text GOLD to 50300 and donate €4 or visit childhoodcancer.ie for more.

Childhood Cancer Ireland is a charity founded by and led by parents of children with cancer who know that one of the greatest sources of strength for this fight, is conversation. As a non-government funded organisation, Childhood Cancer Ireland values every single donation.

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