Pediatric Palliative Care and the Remarkable Children it Serves with Bob Macauley MD

My guest Dr. Bob Macauley is one of only a few hundred pediatricians in the U.S. specializing in palliative care for children with life-threatening illness. Uniquely Dr. Macauley attended both divinity school and medical school at the same time, which gives him a spiritual perspective on palliative care as well. He is the author of the recently published book Because I Knew You: How Some Remarkable Sick Kids Healed a Doctor's Soul. Learn more at his website:

robertmacauley.com

This episode includes:
-What makes pediatric palliative care different from adult care
-How children understand and cope with their own mortality
-How his training as both a doctor and an Episcopal priest intersect in his approach to care
-Some of the remarkable stories of children he has encountered
-The challenges and rewards of supporting families during the most vulnerable times
-Why the presence of joy and sorrow often coexist in children’s experiences
-The spiritual and emotional lessons Dr. Macauley has learned from his work

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