Film focuses on living kids’ illnesses
It has been proven that palliative care services result in better outcomes for patients, their families and friends. But the conversation quickly halts when it comes to talking about the services available to children with life-limiting illnesses.
It’s a topic that many find too confronting , scary and sad to contemplate, but a film showing at the coming Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival hopes to open the conversation about palliative care for children in Tasmania.
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Story of seriously ill children will warm audience’s hearts
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Neo Kosmos – 4 May 2015
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The Lancet Oncology – 1 May 2015
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