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Dr. Sarah McCarthy, Ph.D., MPH, LP - pediatric psychologist and mom to twin girls, Molly and Emma. Molly was diagnosed with the rare occurrence of 2 pediatric cancers - Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Neuroblastoma.
When only one parent is in the hospital: It was hard relaying our daughter’s updates to my husband.
Mother and Pediatric Psychologist, Sarah talks about how complicated it was for her and her husband to communicate about their daughter’s treatment when only one of them was allowed to be in the hospital at a time. She recalls having to relay a lot of heavy and upsetting conversations to her husband while trying to process them for herself and the stress that put on both of them.
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When only one parent is in the hospital: It was hard relaying our daughter’s updates to my husband.
Twins: Trying to keep them connected while one was in the hospital.
Twins separated by cancer treatment: They had never been apart for more than a day.
The worry doesn't end “I will never be able to not worry about the cancer coming back."
