Benjamin Oelkers

Benjamin Oelkers

Rhodes College

Benjamin Oelkers

Project

Invisible Barriers Facing Children Battling Cancer

  • United Kingdom
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  • France
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  • Germany
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  • Rwanda
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  • India
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  • Bhutan
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  • The Philippines
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  • Switzerland
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  • Zimbabwe

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How does a patient get to the hospital? Where do they stay? Who guides them through treatment? During my year, I wrestled with these questions and many more to understand the challenges children, families, physicians, and social workers encounter throughout a child’s cancer journey.

Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation
Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation
Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation
Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation
Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation
Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation
Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation
Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation
Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation
Benjamin Oelkers traveling with the Watson Foundation