Shaping confidence to advocate for my child

This is a poster that summarises my research findings. I presented this at the 2025 CCLG: The Children and Young People's Cancer Association Annual Conference. This audio link is a recording of a poem that I wrote from stories that parents shared with me, illuminating a loss of confidence they may experience in decision-making when their child has cancer. The poem was recorded by Liz Bingham and the accompanying music is a version of 'Blackbird' arranged and performed by Hiromi.

I submitted my thesis in March 2024 and then passed my viva (exam) in May 2024. You can read a summary of the project HERE.

I am now focusing on sharing the findings of this study far and wide. I have presented at several conferences (including the 2024 Phenomenology Conference 'Authentic Care in Education, Health, and Social Care' (keynote presentation); a poster presentation at the 2025 CCLG: Children and Young People's Cancer Association Annual Conference; and an oral presentation at the 2025 International Children and Families Conference). I also hope to publish in journals, hold public facing events and create a short film. This website will be updated with further information about all of this in due course.

The full thesis can be found HERE.