Episode 101 | Christiana’s Story: A Son with Osteosarcoma - a podcast by Katie Taylor, Certified Child Life Specialist
from 2022-01-05T07:00
As we kick off the new year, my guest Christiana is sharing the story of her son’s osteosarcoma. Nathaniel has passed away, but his family created Nathaniel’s Childhood Cancer Foundation in his name and legacy. Christiana walks us through his experience with osteosarcoma from the beginning, and she shares details about his battles with childhood cancer.
In this episode, we talk about…
[1:27] Introducing Christiana and her family
[3:09] The beginning of Nathaniel’s story with osteosarcoma
[11:49] Nathaniel’s osteosarcoma diagnosis
[14:32] How Nathaniel reacted to these sudden life changes
[18:52] What was helping Christiana through her son’s cancer battle
[21:02] Health insurance and hospitals
[23:01] Nathaniel’s experience after amputation
[28:06] Finding out that Nathaniel’s cancer had spread
[32:13] Getting fitted for a prosthetic and accessing video games post-amputation
[35:11] Treatment after radiation
[36:19] Nathaniel’s last days
[40:28] Nathaniel’s Childhood Cancer Foundation
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