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For Parents: Important Decisions to Be Made in the Dying Process
Detailed information on important decisions to be made when a child is dying, including the right to refuse treatment, to die at home versus the hospital, advanced directives, do not resuscitate, autopsy, organ donation, palliative hospice care, and funeral arrangements.
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Discussing Death with Children
The ultimate goal in discussing death with a dying child is to make them as comfortable as possible and address any fears. If the child is not ready to discuss death, the most helpful step parents can take is to wait until he or she is ready.
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Grief and Bereavement: When a Child Dies
The process of grieving is often long and painful for parents, siblings, relatives, friends, peers, teachers, neighbors, and anyone that understands the loss of a child.
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Hospice Care for a Child
The goal of hospice care is to provide the terminally ill child with peace, comfort, and dignity as they near the end of life.
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The Dying Process (Child)
Understanding the physical and mental changes the body goes through as death happens may help ease some fears and misconceptions about death.
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Psychosocial Needs of the Dying Child
The child with a terminal illness has the same need for love, emotional support, and normal activities as any person facing death.
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Sodium and Fluid Restriction for Children with Kidney Failure
Detailed information on controlling sodium in your child's diet.
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GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) in Children
GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a long-term (chronic) digestive disorder. It happens when stomach contents flow back up (reflux) into the food pipe (esophagus).
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
Pneumonia is a type of lung infection. It can cause breathing problems and other symptoms. In community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), you get infected in a community setting and not in a hospital or other health care center. Read on to learn more.
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