{"id":1428,"date":"2023-02-15T18:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navyblue.bcmultistaging.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:12:38","slug":"transforming-childhood-cancer-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/brave-initiative\/2023\/02\/15\/transforming-childhood-cancer-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming childhood cancer care across the country"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere is nothing more we can do to cure your child\u2019s cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Patrick Sullivan can\u2019t get that moment from 15 years ago out of his head. By then, his son Finn had been through chemotherapy, numerous surgeries, radiation and specialized treatments in Boston and Spokane. He had been diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer, at 20 months of age.<\/p>\n\n

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Patrick Sullivan and Samantha Mason with Finn before he was taken away for more treatment.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cWe thought Finn was having a routine MRI,\u201d recalls Patrick. \u201cBut when they told us the cancer was back, we knew what it meant immediately. Rhabdo is an incredibly aggressive type of cancer. We knew if it was back, the chances of finding a cure for Finn were incredibly small. And unfortunately, that turned out to be true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Through his year-and-a-half of treatment, Finn kept speeding, running, jumping, dancing and singing, smiling and loving. Right up until the end, his spirit shone so brightly.<\/p>\n\n\n

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