Living with the Diagnosis and Treatment of Leukaemia in a Child with Down's Syndrome: A Mother's Reflection

Autor/in	Self, Donna
Titel	Living with the Diagnosis and Treatment of Leukaemia in a Child with Down's Syndrome: A Mother's Reflection
Quelle	In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36 (2008) 3, S.198-202 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-4187
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-3156.2008.00516.x
Schlagwörter	Family Problems; Helplessness; Mothers; Family (Sociological Unit); Child Health; Sons; Anxiety; Cancer; Family Environment; Family Relationship; Hospitalized Children; Parent Child Relationship; Marital Satisfaction; Emotional Response; Parent Responsibility; Down Syndrome + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienkrise; Hilflosigkeit; Mother; Mutter; Familie; Son; Sohn; Angst; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Familienmilieu; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Emotionales Verhalten; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom
Abstract	In this article I will discuss the impact of my 2-year-old son's diagnosis and treatment of leukaemia. I will outline the background to being told he had leukaemia before describing the family dynamics that emerged during this time for me, my husband and our other child. My story will focus on managing the practicalities of a long stay in hospital with another child at home, the different roles taken on as a mother and father and the impact on our marital relationship. I'll then discuss the emotional journey including reflections on feelings of helplessness taking care of a vulnerable child and the wider impact on the family, e.g. guilt regarding my other child and my role in managing the emotions of the extended family. I will conclude the article by the transition to normality for my son and the rest of the family. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10