I just finished watching the new movie Audrey’s Children. As soon as I read the description of this movie, I knew I had to see it. And I was not disappointed.
Audrey’s Children
Synopsis:
Audrey’S Children tells the untold true story of visionary British physician Dr. Audrey Evans, who burst onto the scene in 1969 as the first female Chief of Oncology at the world-renowned Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Battling sexism, medical conventions, and the subterfuge of her peers, Evans developed the first Neuroblastoma Staging System, co-founded the first Ronald McDonald House for families of patients, and, ultimately, impacted the lives of millions of children and families around the world. When Dr. Evans started her work, only 10 % of children with cancer survived, now nearly 80% survive.
My son is a childhood cancer survivor. He was diagnosed 10 days before his 6th birthday with leukemia, and had 3 years and three months of treatments. This fall will be the 25th anniversary of his diagnosis. He is a SURVIVOR! That’s why I was so interested in seeing this movie.
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Audrey’s Children Movie Review
We don’t see a lot of Dr. Audrey Evans’ personal life. The film focuses on her patients and research. It starts following her when she begins working at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania. Being the only woman doctor, she had to fight to get her voice heard, and her research started.
Due to her hard work, and persistence, she won over a few other doctors with her work. That made parts of her work easier, but she still had to deal with those that wanted to keep the status quo in childhood cancer treatments.
Dr. Audrey worked with other doctors to develop the Evans Staging System for Neuroblastoma, which was the first of it’s kind. When Audrey began her work, only 10% of children with cancer lived. Now, nearly 80% survive. An amazing increase in survival! Hopefully soon, the current researchers are able to increase that percentage.
She didn’t just do groundbreaking childhood cancer research. Dr. Audrey also was vocal about not just taking care of the child’s medical needs, but their mental and emotional needs. She didn’t stop there, though. She believed the whole family should be supported not just mentally and emotionally, but with their housing and financial needs while their children are being treated.
In one scene she is trying to get a mortgage to buy a house for patients families to stay in while their child is in the hospital. She was refused a loan without her husband signing. It was another example of the sexism endured by her, and others during that time period, in the workplace and everywhere else.
Dr. Audrey Evans Legacy
Dr. Audrey’s desire to care for her patients in everyway, led to her co-founding the Ronald McDonald House. As of 2023, there are more than 685 Ronald McDonald House Charities programs in over 60 countries that have served tens of millions of children and their families. What an amazing legacy she left behind!
Audrey’s Children is rated PG. It is suitable for the whole family. Just be aware that there is one swear word, and a child dies peacefully from cancer on screen. The movie is dedicated to Dr. Audrey Evans and her children. You can see pictures of Audrey and others at the end of the movie, and see an update, and her talking about her work.
I had never heard of Dr. Audrey Evans before now, but I am glad that I now have. She was not only an incredible doctor and researcher, she was a formidable advocate for her young patients. I highly recommend you see Audrey’s Children in theaters March 28th.
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