Dedication

This book was produced by the Oncology Unit of the Izaak Walton Killam Children's Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was made possible by an educational grant from ASTRA PHARMA CANADA INC. We thank all those professionals and parents who assisted in its preparation, including:

  • Mickie Al-Molky
  • Judy Beaver
  • Dorothy Barnard
  • Heather Beaudoin
  • Diane Britton
  • Estelle Forbes-Doucet
  • Paula Forward
  • Nancy Gee
  • Cathy Hamdullahpur
  • Bea Hanisch
  • Darlene Joyce
  • Lois LaRoche
  • Judy Mathews
  • Linda McAlpine
  • Barbara McCully
  • Gillian McNeill
  • Annette Penney
  • Allan Pyesmany
  • Judith Ritchie
  • June Roach
  • Anita Unruh
  • Staff of the IWK Hospital Child Life Department
  • Staff of the IWK Hematology-Oncology Unit


We would also like to thank our colleagues in other centres who gave us advice and encouragement, including:

  • Charles Berde
  • Jo Eland
  • Gerri Frager
  • Angela Miser
  • Ada Rodgers
  • Peter Rowe
  • Neil Schechter
  • Barbara Shapiro


We owe a special debt of gratitude to Brenda McBean Cochran of BMC Health Associates for valuable assistance with editing of the text