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2025-02-15

The Cancer Parents Handbook - Author Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree On Her New & Much Needed Resource For Cancer Families

Today we sit down with author and oncology parent Laura DeKraker Lang Ree to chat about her new book, The Cancer Parent's Handbook - What Your Oncologist Doesn't Have Time to Tell You. Laura shares her journey as a cancer parent, discussing the emotional challenges and the importance of community support. She emphasizes the need for perspective, the role of knowledge in advocacy, and the power of gratitude in navigating the difficult times. The discussion highlights the unique experiences of parents in the cancer journey and the significance of shared stories and resources. In this conversation, Laura shares her journey as a parent navigating the complexities of childhood cancer, emphasizing the importance of self-care, family dynamics, and the need for community support. She discusses the challenges of post-treatment realities, the transformation that occurs after trauma, and the significance of survivorship care. Laura's insights aim to empower parents facing similar struggles, providing them with practical advice and emotional support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-02-15

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33 min
10 maj

I Don’t Know How You Do It — The Infinite Reach of a Mother’s Love with Sarah Bartosz

In this Mother’s Day episode, Sarah Bartosz joins Sam for a deeply honest conversation about motherhood, grief, survival, and the question every cancer parent has heard: “I don’t know how you do it.” Sarah is Jack, Annie, and Tommy’s mom, the Executive Director of the Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation, and someone whose life has been shaped by cancer for decades. After her three-year-old son Jack was diagnosed with Stage IV neuroblastoma, Sarah spent nearly seven years beside him through treatment before losing him in 2012. Years later, she lost her husband John, whose own cancer treatment ultimately led to his death, before facing her own breast cancer diagnosis. But this conversation is not about inspiring people with resilience. It’s about telling the truth about what carries parents through impossible situations in the first place: love. Sam and Sarah talk about the force of a mother’s love, the way it stretches to meet fear and grief and exhaustion, and why cancer parents bristle when people say, “I could never.” They also explore Sarah’s perspective on grief and scars — why she wants people to “ask me about my scar,” and how grief is not something to fix or move beyond, but an extension of love itself. A conversation about motherhood, loss, fear, survival, and what it means to keep loving after your life has been completely altered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 maj

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1 tim 18 min
2025-10-12

Doing Everything Right and Your Child Gets Cancer - Pediatric RN & Neuroblastoma Mom Leah B. on the Illusion of Control and the Freedom Beyond It

Today I speak with Leah, a pediatric nurse and nutritional coach who has spent more than a decade supporting families through some of the most meaningful and vulnerable times of their life. She’s worked in pediatric intensive care and birthing centres, and later built her own practice — one that helps parents navigate those early years of nutrition and development with a more holistic, compassionate approach. Her goal was always to make a real difference — to help children heal not just from illness, but to help parents build a strong, stable foundation that would set their babies up for life. And then, when her third child, Etta, was diagnosed at three years old with neuroblastoma, everything destabilized. Leah suddenly found herself on the other side — in that upside-down world we all know too well — where it’s not someone else’s tragedy anymore, it’s your own. In our conversation, Leah speaks with such honesty and wisdom about what that transformation feels like — how our bodies go into motion to keep our children alive, while our hearts and souls have to step back to protect us from a pain too big to hold all at once. And we talk about how later, when treatment ends, there’s that quiet reckoning — when life asks you to come back to yourself, and how it feels to reenter a body that has just been through war. How turning on the washing machine feels impossible, because everything feels so broken. Leah talks about how she healed, and continues to heal, with such warmth, depth and grounded insight. She’s thoughtful, gentle, and I deeply trust her — she is someone who makes you feel safe just by being in her presence. I loved this conversation, and I think you’ll feel her steadiness and grace too. Leah's Cookbook https://www.amazon.ca/All-Organic-Baby-Food-Cookbook-Nutritious/dp/0593196759 Leah's Website https://www.bloomingmotherhood.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-10-12

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40 min
2025-09-14

Naturopath Dr. Jackie on Integrating Alternative Practices into her Son's High Risk ALL Treatment

Today I speak with Dr Jackie, a naturopathic doctor and mom to 3 beautiful boys. Jackie’s life was completely upended when her youngest son Spencer was diagnosed with high risk ALL at 13 months old. And when I say her life, I mean her entire foundation. As a naturopath, Jackie was consciously raising her family in alignment with her practice - this meant using things like natural remedies, tinctures, supplements and diet to not only help her kids through fevers, bumps and bruises, but to also work preventatively to prepare their little immune systems for a long healthy life. So when Spencer was diagnosed, Jackie had to embrace a type of intervention that was the complete opposite of what she had built her family and practice on. Western medicine and pharmaceuticals don’t typically have a place in a naturopathic practice, and within hours her baby was needing them to survive. Jackie talks about the rapid switch she had to make, which of course she did, and how it felt to accept and even find peace with what was needed to save Spencer's life. In our chat, Jackie shares the simple and gentle practices she brought into Spencer's treatment, and how she advocated and worked alongside their team to provide him with the support he needed. This is such a great episode for families, much like mine, who were raising their kids with natural and holistic treatments and had to instantly pivot and embrace the most toxic and harsh medicines being administered to their child’s body. I learned so much from Jackie's confidence and calm, assured belief that cancer is more than a physical disease and it's equally important to heal the body as well as our mind, soul and spirit. You can find Jackie at www.doctorjackie.ca and/or IG @doctorjackieND Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-09-14

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37 min
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Welcome to the Deep C Podcast

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3 min
3 feb.

How To Talk To Your Child About Their Cancer with Rec Therapist Danielle Scarlett

Today I'm privileged to chat with Recreational Therapist and owner of Flow Recreation Therapy and Consulting, Danielle Scarlett, about the hard conversations no parent wants to have with their children. We work through every topic from how to tell our kids they have cancer, what to say when something is going to hurt, how to approach end of life conversations, and what to do when there are simply no words. Danielle shares practical guidance for starting these conversations in age-appropriate ways, inviting children into an open dialogue, and allowing space for uncertainty and emotion—both the child’s and the parent’s. From the power of saying “I don’t know” to the important distinction between "protecting" versus "supporting", this episode offers reassurance that there is no perfect script—only presence, honesty, and the willingness to keep the conversation going as children and parents process their cancer diagnosis together. You can find Danielle here https://flowrecreationtherapy.ca/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 feb.

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50 min
2024-02-02

You Just Have To Keep Swimming - Tamy and Her Son's Relapsed Neuroblastoma

In this episode of The Deep C, host Sam Taylor talks to Tamy, the mom of a 6-year-old powerhouse of a little dude being treated for relapsed neuroblastoma. Sam and Tamy talk about the shock of diagnosis, of what it’s like being in treatment for 5 years, and how it’s never an option to stop moving forward. Tamy shares her well earned coping strategies on scanxiety and relapse results, how she’s found community through her fundraising business Little Press Co. and how she’s learned to keep swimming, even in the roughest and darkest waters. Tamy’s son’s treatment plan isn’t currently following any map or direct course, it’s constantly evolving, changing, and reacting on a daily basis. Despite the uncertainty and uncharted waters ahead, Tamy stays focused on her son and how he’s feeling, appreciating the days he feels good, and cherishing every second of his unstoppable grit and resilience. Tamy is a fighter, but she will be the first to tell you she gets it all from her son 💛 Tamy’s website https://littlepressco.ca/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2024-02-02

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53 min
2025-12-16

Mark Levine, Host of Help & Hope Happen Here Podcast on What He's Learned From Cancer Parents After Almost 500 Episodes

When we were in treatment, I was one of those parents who wanted to hear everything about every single paediatric cancer family I could. Not only because I was looking for support, but because these were my new people. This was my new community and I wanted to fully immerse myself into this world because I simply didn’t fit in my old one anymore. One of the ways I was able to dive in was listening to the podcast Help and Hope Happen Here hosted by the most lovely and biggest hearted human, Mark Levine. Mark has immersed himself in the paediatric cancer world for different reasons than most of us have - he is not a cancer parent, but instead a true, full fledged ally to oncology parents and children who is dedicated to raising awareness and sharing our stories. Mark is close to 500 episodes of Help and Hope Happen Here - FIVE HUNDRED! He speaks to families, survivors, organizations, and clinicians connected to paediatric cancer, and he does it with so much care and attention to his guests. I really wanted to speak to Mark to ask him about what HE thinks when he talks to cancer parents, what he takes away, and what he sees and hears after spending hundreds and hundreds of hours in deep and meaningful connection with us. So, let’s dive deep with Mark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-12-16

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29 min
2024-02-11

Even The Hardest Day Was A Day I had With Him - Carolyn and Her Son's Terminal Leukemia

In this episode of The Deep C, host Sam Taylor speaks with Carolyn, mom to four beautiful babies. When Carolyn's second baby Malcolm was 5 months old he was diagnosed with leukemia. In an instant, Carolyn and her partner were airlifted to CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario) and admitted, during covid, while she was pregnant with their third child. For almost 6 months, Carolyn lived at CHEO with Malcolm while he received treatment. The hospital became Carolyn's home, and the nurses and doctors her family. When Malcolm's treatment was complete and Carolyn and her partner were preparing to return home to North Bay, their team ran tests that determined Malcolm's cancer had returned, and it was terminal. Carolyn bravely and lovingly shares the days leading up to Malcolm's passing, and the hours after. She does this for families like her, who are palliative or bereaved so that they don't feel alone and can find connection in this place of pain and uncertainty. Carolyn gives words to some of the most deep and profound emotions we can feel as parents, and she does it all with a grace and honesty that will expand your entire heart. This episode covers child loss, bereavement and the death of a small child. When Carolyn begins to share about Malcolm's passing, there is a break where the host lets you know the conversation is shifting to sharing details about his death. Please sit with this information, take a break, and give yourself the space to decide if you'd like to continue listening. While Carolyn's description of Malcolm's passing is full of love, it may also cause triggers for listeners. Please be loving with yourself, and reach out for support. Below are the supports Carolyn used, as well as the supports the host mentions at the end of the episode. This episode is dedicated to Malcolm 💛 https://rogerneilsonhouse.ca/ https://wellspring.ca/online-programs/programs/all-programs/parents-of-children-with-cancer-support-group/ https://cedoughertyconsulting.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2024-02-11

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1 tim 13 min
2025-04-17

Supporting Families & Siblings in Children's Hospice with Recreational Therapist Samantha Albert

Sam Albert, a recreational therapist at Roger Nielson Children's Hospice, shares her experience supporting families and siblings through treatment and end of life care. Sam shares personal stories of growing up with a brother who had cancer, the impact of grief, and the importance of validating the sibling's experience. The conversation also emphasizes the significance of peer support among siblings and the creative ways they express their emotions. Sam explores the profound experiences of supporting families in palliative care, emphasizing the importance of creating lasting memories, the privilege of holding space for families during their hardest moments, and the unique emotional journey caregivers undergo. The discussion highlights the beauty found in love amidst grief, the impact of personal experiences on caregiving, and also touches on the examination of belief systems and the diverse needs of families after the loss of a child. https://www.rogerneilsonchildrenshospice.ca/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-04-17

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36 min

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