Dr. Mallorie Gordon

AYA Psychologist @NCI_CCR_PedOnc | @NSSRNews alumni | views my own

[SIOP-PPO @SIOPPPO]

🌟 Exciting news! 📢 We are honored to announce a grant call for applications in pediatric psycho-oncology 🙎🏼‍♂️👱‍♂️🙍🏽‍♀️👧, commemorating the legacy of Dr. Tori Willard. If you’re working on innovative research in this vital field, we encourage you to apply! @WorldSIOP

[Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein]

Medical residents are reimbursed, and they are far less trained in therapy than psychology interns are. If we are serious about addressing the mental health crisis, pass this bill now!!! Tell your congresspeople NOW! https://t.co/zZqIjlbDgc

[Dr. Mallorie Gordon @MGordonPhD]

Tell Congress: Don’t Roll Back Investments in Mental Health https://t.co/Jh8bVem5Lb

[Shweta Ghosh PhD @DrShwetaGhosh]

What I’ve learned from the two plenary talks: we are facing a reckoning and peds psychologists are well positioned to leverage their roles on multidisciplinary teams to dismantle institutionalized racism, advocate for our patients, and reduce disparities #SPPAC2023 @SPPDiv54

[ACS Journal Cancer @JournalCancer]

This new @stjuderesearch study led by @DrTillery documents patterns of lifestyle behaviors among survivors of #ChildhoodCancer, factors that increase susceptibility to nonadherence, and associations among lifestyle behaviors and health indicators.

🔗 https://t.co/DPJGWUcnwp

[Judy Blume @judyblume]

Sorry, Margaret.

[Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, FAPOS @DocApplebaum]

I cannot think of anyone more deserving of recognition as we begin #WomensHistoryMonth than Dr. Holland, who created our field of psychosocial oncology and who was a fierce advocate for addressing the mental health needs of patients and their caregivers. @APOSHQ

[Ruby Gadelrab @DivaBiotech]

Today my beautiful son Lucas turns 8 years old. February 22nd is always a bittersweet day for me, but Lucas has become my why.

8 years ago yesterday I was admitted to Stanford with preeclampsia. 24 hours later I gave birth to my son at 28 weeks. He was born at under 3 pounds by emergency C section. My poor husband was asked “if we have to choose, who should we save?” A choice no one should ever have to make.
We didn't know anything about babies or parenting and we definitely didn't know how to cope with a micro-preemie. It was the scariest experience of our lives. Days later I developed (extremely rare) postpartum preeclampsia. We then spent 12 weeks at the NICU at Lucille Packard. Neither Lucas nor I would have survived if we didn't have access to the miracle medical professionals at Stanford who took care of us and saved both our lives.

Lucas was monitored for 2 years at Stanford to detect and address any development issues he was at risk of developing. Not once during that time did anyone ask me if I was OK and I wasn’t. For those two years I had severe anxiety and depression that went undiagnosed and untreated. I tortured myself for so long with “what If” thoughts.

Months later I received 2 bills, one was $55K for my C-Section and the other was $1.1M for Lucas NICU stay.

Our story could have had a very different ending, but we were the lucky ones.

❤️ We were the lucky ones, me and my Lucas both survived and thrived and my husband didn't have to choose.
❤️ We were the lucky ones, my friend Jill Hagenkord, was an MD who first saw the signs of my preeclampsia and I had access to healthcare that would diagnose and treat my preeclampsia quickly.
❤️ We were the lucky ones, we lived near Stanford and the incredible team at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital who took care of us before, during and after Lucas was born.
❤️ We were the lucky ones, I was employed by 23andMe at the time and I had amazing health insurance so my out of pocket was a few thousand dollars.
❤️ We were the lucky ones I worked for Anne Wojcicki at the time, who has always been an advocate for women and women’s health. Both Anne and my colleagues in the executive team were all incredibly supportive as I returned to work in my stressed state. They even came and visited me at the NICU

There are so many ways this story opened my eyes to gaps in healthcare. Access and equity gaps, maternal and fetal health, mental health, financial transparency, parental leave and so much more.

This is why I do what I do, this is why I want to empower the companies who are building better healthcare for all of us, so that my child and all other children will grow up in a world with equitable access to high quality and affordable healthcare.

Happy birthday to my muse, my $1M baby Lucas

[Aaron Taylor @AaronTaylorCFB]

@ESPN + @NFL - please do a phoner with a licensed mental health practitioner who can offer some strategies + solutions to help the general public and Hamlin's colleagues begin to contextualize and process the uncertainty of what's taken place tonight.

[Pat McGann, MD @PTMcGann]

If a #SickleCell (or any) patient reports 10/10 pain, it’s 10/10 pain.

Documentation or verbal report should never say “patient reports 10/10 pain BUT…”

There is no BUT, treat the pain.

I read and hear this all too often and it results in inadequate pain management

[Dr. Mallorie Gordon @MGordonPhD]

Support the #AYACancer Movement!

[Dr. Mallorie Gordon @MGordonPhD]

AYAs with cancer are a woefully underserved population and these health care disparities have real repercussions for their treatment and survivorship. Share information, build awareness!
#AYAcancer #AYACancerAwarenessWeek

[Teen Cancer America @TeenCancerUSA]

It's AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) Cancer Awareness week 🚨 89.5K people aged 15-39 will be diagnosed this year in the US! Share information, resources, and events along from AYA orgs and let's reach more people than ever this year!
#ayaware #ayacancer #AYACancerAwareness

[Young SIOP @youngsiop]

This week is #AYACancerAwarenessWeek! Help #AYA navigate #cancer care by referring them to https://t.co/8YInUK7eCb (vídeos también en español) @CancerDotNet

[Sarah Daniels, PhD, CCLS @sdanielsCCLS]

April 4-8 is AYA cancer awareness week. For many AYA with cancer, knowing how/when to share about their diagnosis with others can be a challenge. Here are some things to consider when it comes to disclosure… https://t.co/pn3NpW4ukO @StJudeResearch #ayaware #AYACancerAwareness

[Dr. Mallorie Gordon @MGordonPhD]

It's AYA Cancer Awareness Week!
Help spread the word!
#AYACancer

[Dr. Mallorie Gordon @MGordonPhD]

@drgmcdonnell I have to agree with @jay_jinani

[St. Jude Research @StJudeResearch]

“We know we have a responsibility to care for children, but it’s much more than an obligation. It's a joy and an honor of a lifetime,” @FLOTUS said while visiting St. Jude. #CancerMoonshot #ChildhoodCancer #StJudeGlobal

[CDC @CDCgov]

Young children can get severe #COVID19. January COVID-NET data show that COVID-19 hospitalization rates in unvaccinated children ages 5-11—while lower than other age groups—are 3 times as high as rates among children who are fully vaccinated. More: https://t.co/ikJpMcvyCb.