Navigating Childhood Cancer Podcast
Welcome to the Navigating Childhood Cancer Podcast.
In this podcast, we’ll explore all aspects of living through a child’s cancer diagnosis. We’ll speak with parents, experts, caregivers, and maybe even the children themselves, to understand the issues, the risks, the struggles and triumphs. We’ll talk about how to cope, how to support your child, how to ask for (and accept) help from your family and friends, and how to handle all of the day-to-day challenges that you may face while on your child’s journey.
This is the information, and the community, I wish I had when my child was diagnosed with leukemia. My goal is to educate, to support and to inspire anyone who is living through a paediatric cancer diagnosis.
Navigating Childhood Cancer Podcast
Episode 12 - My Conversation with Susan Kuczynski, Lead Parent Liaison with OPACC
In this episode, I am pleased to bring you my conversation with Susan Kuczynski – Lead Parent Liaison with Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer, also known as OPACC.
OPACC is a registered charity whose mission is to be the parent voice for families with children diagnosed with cancer across Ontario, Canada. OPACC helps families through free programs and support services including in-hospital and virtual peer support, financial support, and community support.
Susan is a parent who has been there. Her daughter has been a childhood cancer survivor for 28 years, and Susan’s experience as a parent to a childhood cancer patient led her to her leadership role with OPACC.
Susan is a kind soul with a reassuring voice, but she is also fierce advocate for parents everywhere. In this episode, Susan tells her story, and explains what OPACC is about, and what services are available to parents, and their families. You can learn more about OPACC, and their many resources at https://www.opacc.org.