Four-legged ‘therapists’

Four-legged ‘therapists’

Posted: August 3, 2021

Some of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s (WCH) most loved helpers look a little different to what you’d expect. Our four-legged, fur-covered friends are the Delta Therapy Dogs. They help kids get better in...

Play Therapist, Kate, with supplies for Lauren's Legacy gardening art project.

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Lauren’s Legacy: Mallee Ward gardening art project

Posted: June 8, 2021

Mario Corena is a passionate advocate for young people experiencing mental illness. His daughter Lauren died nearly six years ago after spending much of her early adolescent years in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s...

Maybelle Swaney provides Music Therapy to babies in WCH nurseries.

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Music Therapy: the power of mum’s voice

Posted: May 11, 2021

“A mum’s voice in a hospital setting is the safest sound the baby will hear while they’re there,” said Registered Music Therapist, Maybelle Swaney. “How lovely would it be to hear mums all throughout...

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CAR-T cure for childhood cancer one step closer to clinical trials

Posted: May 11, 2021

A revolutionary therapy that homes in on and destroys cancer cells could soon be used to tackle hard to treat cancers, including those commonly seen in children. The CAR-T Cancer Immunotherapy Research project is...

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WCH neonatal nurseries benefit from harp performances

Posted: February 4, 2021

Musician Ilona Weir treats tiny babies, their doting parents, and staff in the neonatal nurseries to harp performances every week. Ilona’s performances are proudly funded through the WCH Foundation’s Arts in Health program. Arts...

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