Around the time Donald was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, I noticed he developed a fear of people in white coats — it didn’t matter if they came to speak with us about his treatment plan, or if they were asking him how he was doing. He was terrified. I knew this was because of the needle pokes he received in his arm to help determine his cancer diagnosis. A valuable part of the hospital staff, child life specialists, showed me the value of medical play to help Donald through the fears and emotions he might be feeling but couldn’t verbalize.