When Your Child Is Sick - A Guide to Navigating Practical Emotional Challenges of Caring for a

A compassionate, informative and clear-eyed guide for parents of children with chronic or terminal illness.

About the author

Joanna Breyer was educated at Oxford and Harvard where she got her psychology doctoral degree in 1983. As a psychologist she worked with children with cancer and their families for over 25 years at Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and Children's Hospital Boston. She worked in the David B. Perini Quality of Life Clinic for Survivors of Childhood Cancer for over 10 years. She is married to Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.

Summary

A compassionate, informative and clear-eyed guide for parents of children with chronic or terminal illness.

Foreword

A compassionate, informative and clear-eyed guide for parents of children with chronic or terminal illness.

Additional text

A fantastic book that compassionately and sensitively prepares parents for the emotional and practical demands of caring for a child within the hospital system.

Product details

• Authors: Joanna Breyer
• Publisher: Sheldon Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781529340280
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-4028-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 232 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS / Children's Health, MEDICAL / Terminal Care, Oncology, Terminal care nursing, Children’s health