appointments moved to monthly video calls during the pandemic. his mother says without face—to—face checkups problems with his bladder and liver weren't spotted. it's like all the time in the back of my head, how long has this been going on? would it have been detected sooner had he have been seen? as a mother, i want to take this pain away from him. i don't want to sit and watch him in this pain but i can't do anything. i just feel completely helpless. sorry. as well as disruption to some cancer care, there has been unprecedented demand for children's mental health services and the waiting list for planned hospital treatment grew to more than 300,000 in november — 1,000 young people waiting over two years. remember, crutch first! every day has been a struggle for