The Parent-Palliative Clinician Partnership: Knowing the Child; Interpreting for the Child

Palliative care doctor Erin Flanagan and mother Amy talk about the parent-clinician partnership and how they communicated with each other on behalf of the child and decision-making. Amy’s daughter Lauren was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma at age 7 and died at age 10. “Parents are our allies. … how and when we engage the child is dependent on how we interact with the parents and their insights … We stand shoulder to shoulder with parents.”