“Everyone has trust in Great Ormond Street” - A mother’s story navigating childhood cancer

Happy Mum Happy Baby

Giovanna Fletcher

Kids & Family

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

For this very special episode we’ve been working with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, which is currently in the middle of its biggest-ever fundraising appeal to build a world-leading cancer centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

And no-one understands the significance of this appeal more than this week’s amazing guest Shaima, whose daughter Tia was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer when she was just 4 years old. Tia is now 12 and doing well at home, but has spent over half of her life in hospital.

Shaima sits down with Gi for a very candid conversation about her journey with Tia’s cancer treatment and why places like Great Ormond Street Hospital need our support.

Trigger warning: this episode contains discussions about cancer. If you feel this may be a difficult listen, please choose another episode.

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0:00.0	Coming up on Happy Mom, Happy Baby.
0:04.0	It was really quick to pick up, by the.
0:06.0	Really?
0:07.0	It's a simple blood test and I tell you, damn, in two hours, how well changed.
0:12.0	When she relapsed, it hit me 100 times harder because I know what cancer and chemo and I know the chances and I know the percentages and probabilities
0:22.8	and all that horrible stuff. I know it. I never knew it before the first time, but now I know.
0:30.3	So I'm scared. We call them the boss hospital. They know what they're doing. Everyone has trust and faith
0:37.2	in Great Ormond Street. Everyone has trust and faith in Great
0:37.5	Allman Street. Everyone, including my child who has dealt with them, even though she's in
0:43.9	really difficult days.
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