Childhood Cancer Ireland

childhoodcancer.ie | [email protected] | +353 1 554 5655

Childhood Cancer Ireland is a charity founded by and led by parents of children with cancer and cancer survivors. They work to help to ease the burden of diagnosis and treatment on children and their families by raising funds to provide practical and emotional supports.

There is a useful page for adolescents and young adults to help young people know what to expect with their diagnosis and treatment and advice on a range of topics such as further education and finding support.

Childhood Cancer Ireland

childhoodcancer.ie | [email protected] | +353 1 554 5655

Childhood Cancer Ireland is a charity founded by and led by parents of children with cancer and cancer survivors. They work to help to ease the burden of diagnosis and treatment on children and their families by raising funds to provide practical and emotional supports.

There is a useful page for adolescents and young adults to help young people know what to expect with their diagnosis and treatment and advice on a range of topics such as further education and finding support.

The Transition Steps…

Reading the material on this website and listening to or reading the ‘transition stories’ will help prepare you for transition.

In this way, you will gain more information and confidence that will support you through the process. The important thing is that you will see that you are not alone. Your parent(s)/guardian(s) and health care team are there to support you and help you to manage the move to adult services. There is no single transition process or programme in Ireland but it is helpful to think of the process as including the following three stages:

Thinking about transition
Planning your transition
Making the transition

Reading the material on this website and listening to or reading the ‘transition stories’ will help prepare you in some way for transition.

In this way, you will gain more information and confidence that will support you through the process. The important thing is that you will see that you are not alone.

Your parent(s)/guardian(s) and health care team are there to support you and help you to manage the move to adult services. There is no single transition process or programme in Ireland but it is helpful to think of the process as including the following three stages:

Thinking about transition
Planning your transition
Making the transition