Therapist helps two sisters through heartbreaking disease - NBN News

THERAPIST HELPS TWO SISTERS THROUGH HEARTBREAKING DISEASE

September 17, 2020

A childhood cancer diagnosis is devastating, and doubly so for a Newcastle family which has endured the heartbreak of having two little girls battle the disease.

Ena and Elsie Burgess’s parents credit a special therapist with helping the sisters through the toughest times, using play to ease the pain.

"Camp Quality helped us find our happiness after such a stressful and traumatic time in our lives" - Gillian, Camp Quality mum

"With Camp Quality, Tia was with kids just like her, kids who truly understood what it’s like to be a sibling of a child with cancer. Kids who understood what cancer is and all the life changing things that happen to a family when cancer strikes." - Bec, Camp Quality mum

"Josh is not always that happy to go off on his own with new people, and the fact that he didn't give us a second look back as he went off with the volunteers in the morning is testament to how great they are" Katie & Scott, Camp Quality parents

"The opportunity to attend the Salamander Bay Retreat was a time of healing for our family. We were given the chance to be ourselves and just enjoy life as it should be." - The Pearce Family

As a bereaved family, life is sometimes difficult so finding a place where our boys, Finlay and Daniel can just be kids, have fun and laugh is so important." - Ewan and Pip, Camp Quality parents

"The CQ puppet school visits are invaluable! They visited my daughter's school while she was on intensive treatment, and then went to my son's kindy to help him and his friends understand what was happening to his sister." - Mel, Camp Quality mum