That led me to working in a hospice and training in palliative care, where I started working with children. For the past seven years, I've worked as a CLIC Sargent nurse in the community. Cancer is stressful enough and family life has to carry on, so we try to reduce the disruption by visiting children at home or at school. This involves taking blood samples, monitoring and providing treatment, so the children don't have to go to hospital.
From day one you have to be aware that the case could end in bereavement so you have to prepare the families and ensure that they have memories of their children. If I've done my job properly then they are prepared for the outcome and feel free to grieve.
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