When Your Child Has Cancer with Dr. John Poothullil

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 3 p.m.

b'If you are the parent of a child with cancer, the overwhelming multitude of questions, feelings, and associated anxieties are hard to contain. What caused cancer? What can you as, a parent, do to help your child live through it? What is the future for your child?\\n\\nJohn Poothullil, MD, FRCP, practiced medicine as a pediatrician and allergist for more than 30 years. He began his practice in 1974 and retired in 2008. He holds certifications from the American Board of Pediatrics, The American Board of Allergy & Immunology, and the Canadian Board of Pediatrics.\\n\\nDr. John\\u2019s latest book, \\u201cWhen Your Child Has Cancer,\\u201d is an insightful and thoughtful look at hope, advice, and solace. He expertly guides you to understand childhood cancer. He starts with his two new scientific theories to explain how the leading types of childhood cancers might occur, given that children have not lived long enough to develop the number of gene mutations that usually cause adult cancers.\\n\\nYou will learn how you, as parents, can care for your child with cancer with understanding and sensitivity, creating a loving home environment full of communal activities to reduce everyone\\u2019s stress and worry. Most importantly, Dr. John explains why your child\\u2019s diet can be a crucial corollary element in controlling cancer and medical treatments. You will learn how a diet low in grains and grain-flour products slows cancer cell growth, giving your child\\u2019s immune system a better chance to contain it.\\n\\nJoin Dr. John Poothullil and me on Tuesday, September 8, 10-11 A.M. CT US. We will be having a conversation about his remarkable life\\u2019s journey, and three superbly illustrated short stories from his latest book, \\u201cWhen Your Child Has Cancer.\\u201d'