Anything for My Child

From hospital to home, hospice and the courts, Anything For My Child transports the reader into the lives of families touched by the devastation of a terminal diagnosis. Essential reading, whether for professional or personal interest. – Victoria Butler-Cole KC

There is so much here, so much that will help give other parents a strong sense that they are not alone and ideas about how to find their way through the maze (or obstacle course, or whatever the most appropriate metaphor is). There is also a huge amount for professionals - to give them a better understanding of what parents are going through - what they can do to help them, and some things that they should try to avoid. It is hard (probably impossible) for us to imagine what parents are going through - but there will be many, like myself, who will find that job significantly easier having read your book, who will return to their work (once they have dried their eyes) with new ideas for how to be kind, how to empathise, how to help. The stories of all the people you have spoken to in the last year, all the families, and of course Daisy’s stories, are the heart of the book. They speak volumes - bringing the children to life (and back to life). It is beautiful, moving and powerful.

Stephanie is a Communications Professional and Writer. She draws from her own lived experience of the loss of her child together with a professional interest in the fields of palliative care and medical bioethics to bring a perspective “from the other side of the hospital bed”. She is regularly invited to speak at high profile events including the RCPCH Annual Conference and the Great Ormond Street Bioethics Conference. She is regularly approached for comment by major media outlets as an expert on conflict prevention in paediatric care, bereavement and end of life care.