It Takes a Village

“We try to do a lot of memory-making before a child dies - hand moulds, stories, activities with siblings, memory books... Things like play and music therapy are just as important as symptom management. Some people think ‘how could you do your job? It must be very morbid, it must be very sad’. It is a very sad job. But at the same time I feel I’ve got one of the most privileged jobs. And I think that the day that I come away from supporting a family, and I don’t shed a tear or give it a second thought - that’s the day I’d need to move on.” Katrina, Clinical Nurse Specialist – Children and Young People’s Palliative Care