Qualitative researchers Marilyn Kendall and Scott Murray have in the last 20 years interviewed many patient groups dying with cancer, organ failure of lungs, heart, or liver, strokes and frailty. They all tell vivid narratives. In this blog, they reflect on the importance of these accounts for getting to the heart of what matters to people and share some ‘found’ poems that have emerged from their stories.
Informal Caregivers: The Invisible People Caring for Cancer Survivors
Beverley Lim Høeg and Pernille Envold Bidstrup, who are both psychologists and cancer researchers, look at the challenges faced by those caring for a loved-one with cancer---and how to better support these informal caregivers.
Beverley Lim Høeg and Pernille Envold Bidstrup, who are both psychologists and cancer researchers, look at the challenges faced by those caring for a loved-one with cancer—and how to better support these informal caregivers.
Activities for People With Dementia: What Can Evidence and Experience Teach Us?
In this blog for those caring for people with dementia, Sarah Chapman looks at evidence on personally tailored activities for people with dementia and shares insights from her own experience and those of others.
In this blog for those caring for people with dementia, Sarah Chapman looks at evidence on personally tailored activities for people with dementia and shares insights from her own experience and those of others.
Developmental Language Disorder: Reflections as a Mum and Speech and Language Therapist
After her son was diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), Genna White became a Speech and Language Therapist to help families like her own. In this blog, Genna reflects on what DLD is and what she’d like parents, healthcare workers, and others working with children to know.
After her son was diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), Genna White became a Speech and Language Therapist to help families like her own. In this blog, Genna reflects on what DLD is and what she’d like parents, healthcare workers, and others working with children to know.