Children’s of Alabama researcher helps develop app for children with cancer
Updated: 23:31 CDT October 5, 2021
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WVTM13@WVTM.COM. SHI:ER FOR PARENTS WITH A CHILD WHO AGAINST CANCER, THE TRIP CAN OFTEN BE OVERWHELMING. BUT AS CHIP SCARBOROUGH SHOWN US, TECHNOLOGY MAKES IT MUCH EASIER FOR FAMILIES TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THIRD TIME. RERTPOER: AT FIRST GLANCE, COLE MURPHY LOOKS LIKE A ORDINARY 6 YEARS. PLAYING BASEBALL AND DOING OTHER THINGS KIDS NORMALLYO. D BUT COLE IS FORCED TO Spend SOME OF HIS TIME IN CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA WHILE FIGHTING LEUKEMIA. >> THE FIRST TIME I SLEEP THERE FOR 10 DAYS. THE SECOND TIME I DRAG A DAY.ON REPORTER: COLE’S MOTHER MADISON USES ALL THE RESOURCES POSSIBLE TO HELP HER SON MAKE THE LONG JOURNEY. THAT INCLUDES A NEW APP called ‘COG KIDS CARE’. >> IT HAS WHAT THE START OF YOUR JOURNEY WILL LIKE, AND WHAT THE MIDDLE AND END LOOK LOOK LIKE, AND THEN LIFE AFTER CANCER, AND AFTER ALL MEDITICAONS. REPOER:RT AN RESEARCHER AT CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA IN BIRMINGHAM, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD ONCOLOGY GROUP KIDS CARE A.PP HAS A PROJECT THAT TAKEN THROUGH THREE YEARS BUT ONE THAT HELPS FAMILIES BOTH NEAR AND FAR. >> HOSPITALS IN NORTH AMERA-ICAND IN AUSTRALI AND NEW ZEALAND ALSO BELONG TO THIS ORGANIZATION. REPOER:RT DR. WENDY LANDIER SAYS ESTIMATES THAT THE APP CAN HELP 15,000 NEW CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES EACH YEAR. THE KIDS CARE APP PROVIDES CARE PROVIDERS PHONE NUMBERS AS WELL AS LABORATORY RESULTS AND A PLACE TO MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE DOCTOR. >> JUST EASY ACCESS TO ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION THEY NEED ALSO. ED FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THEY COME TO THE EMERGENCY, THERE IS AN EMERGENCY CARD BUILT INTO THE APP THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR CHILD REILADY IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE EMERGENCIES. REPORTER: MADISON MURPHY IS EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR THAT COMPONENT. >> IF YOU DO HAVE LEUKEMIA OR ANY TYPE OF CHILDREN’S CANCER, THEN GO A SHORT LIST BECAUSE YOU ARE MORE RISK OF GETTING SOMETHING IN THE EMERGCYEN. RO TOMHAT CAN BIND YOUR DAMAGE BECAUSE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS SO SUPPRESSED. REPORTER: COLE MURPHY WILL TAKE HIS LAST CHEMO TREATMENT IN MAY OF NEXT YEAR BUT WILL REQUIRE ROUTINE CONTINUATION VI
Children’s of Alabama researcher helps develop app for pediatric cancer patients
Updated: 23:31 CDT October 5, 2021
For parents with a child battling cancer, the journey can often be overwhelming. Watch the video above to see how technology is making it easier for families to navigate through such a difficult time.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
For parents with a child battling cancer, the journey can often be overwhelming.
Watch the video above to see how technology is making it easier for families to navigate through such a difficult time.
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