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Like a natural disaster, the diagnosis that your child has cancer can leave you and your family feeling helpless.
- How do you explain the disease to the child and to his or her siblings?
- How can you communicate your child's needs to the hospital staff?
- What are the best ways to reduce the physical side effects and the emotional distress of treatment?How will you, your child or teenager, and the rest of your family cope with cancer, and what can you do to help?
- When and where do you find good psychological help for your child or your family?
- How do you manage financial and school issues?
- How can you foster your child's development and self-esteem?
More than 2, American children will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and roughly 75% will survive. In addition to excellent medical care, their survival depends on a strong support network, which may include parents, siblings, extended family members, friends and neighbors, classmates and teachers. In this down-to-earth guidebook, the authors draw on their own family's experience with cancer as well as their professional expertise and stories from others to help families address the psychological impact of cancer. The result is a book filled with sound emotional guidance, useful information, and practical advice for families coping with cancer.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Navigating the Emotional Terrain
Chapter 2: Creating and Working With the Team: Doctors, Nurses, Health Insurers, Teachers, and Others
Chapter 3: Coping Successfully
Chapter 4: Understanding the Impact on Your Family and Friends
Chapter 5: Handling Emotions and Communicating Well
Chapter 6: Reducing Stress
Chapter 7: Alleviating Trauma
Chapter 8: Recognizing Special Risks for Stress and Trauma
Chapter 9: Relieving Pain and Side Effects
Chapter 10: Encouraging Child Development
Chapter 11: Building Self-Esteem in Your Child
Chapter 12: Dying and Grieving
Chapter 13: Surviving and Carrying the Torch
Bibliography
Resources
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Authors
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Leigh A. Woznick is the parent of a cancer survivor. She is also a charter member of the Family Advisory Council at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Carol Goodheart, EdD, is a licensed psychologist specializing in health psychology. She was cochair of the American Psychological Association's Congressional Initiative on Serious Illness and is the cochair of its Task Force on Health. Dr. Goodheart is a clinical supervisor at Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology.
Zusammenfassung
A guide to coping with family cancer, written by two individuals who have experienced it first-hand. The authors lay out practical strategies for coping with overwhelming medical information, frequent invasive procedures, heavy financial burdens, and crippling stress.
