Jul 22, 2013
The Equitable Inequities of Childhood Cancer
If you want to show how diverse yet symbiotic life can be in this country, I suggest you look to the world of childhood cancer. Childhood...
Jul 19, 2013
OPACC responds to diluted chemotherapy issue - and how you can help, too
In April 2013, media reports alerted the public to the fact that some cancer patients in some Ontario hospitals received...
Jul 15, 2013
Turning Helpless into Hopeful – Why Childhood Cancer Advocacy Matters
Childhood Cancer Advocacy and the parents who are dedicated to it are the voice of the voiceless. Children with cancer in life, and even...
May 27, 2013
Adrift in the Waters of Childhood Cancer -- Arguing to Change the Standard of Care
April 11, 2008 will always remain etched in my memory for one simple reason. It is the day that we heard the words "your daughter has...
Apr 19, 2013
My Childhood Cancer Road Map - Epilogue
Five weeks ago I set out to create what I think is part of the road map for the issues facing the fight against childhood cancer, and the...
Apr 8, 2013
Update on parking at Sick Kids
Dear OPACC families and friends, On Tuesday March 26th, Susan Kuczynski and I had the opportunity to meet with senior management from the...
Apr 5, 2013
Arguing for Increases in Federal Funding for Childhood Cancer Research -- Part III
Money makes the world go 'round. Or so we are told. Certainly for medical research, this is true. And, for the childhood cancer...
Mar 28, 2013
The FDA and Childhood Cancer -- the Change That Has to Come -- Piece No. II
Being sent to an emergency room to have a CT scan performed on your two-year-old child is frightening. Being brought into a small cramped...
Mar 20, 2013
Engaging the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Fight Against Childhood Cancer - Piece No. I
This is the first piece in a four piece series that I hope will lay out a plausible road-map for the fight against childhood cancer....
Jan 22, 2013
Parking petition being circulated
Aside from our electronic petition requesting the parent parking rate at Sick Kids to be reduced, our Parent Liaison Susan is also...