Whenever a child suffers, what does she or he cry? Mother! What does that mean? Palliative care is not a type of medicine based on objective evidence or statistics. The only relevant standard is the very individual quality of life. Nobody knows better what this actually means but the patient himself. Thus, if the mother's presence has the biggest impact on a child's wellbeing or comfort, she herself is the most valuable treatment modality. In nearly every publication dealing with pediatric palliative care, it is stated that palliative care does not only imply care for the sick child but also for the parents and the whole family. Usually, it is pointed out that they are suffering a lot as well. But helping them does also mean: helping the child! Of course, it means higher efforts, obligations and costs for the healthcare system. Thus the justification of this effort may be put in question; in particular, it may be argued that disorders of family members should, if necessary, be treated as such. But this is only one side of the coin! In the following, we will, based on published literature, look at the role of mothers, fathers, and siblings for the wellbeing of an ill or even dying child. As a conclusion, we will learn that if it is our task to give a dying child the best available care, helping mothers, fathers and sibling is an inevitable part of it.
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机译:Appropriate choice of stress modality in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with a cardiac camera equipped with solid-state detectors: the role of diabetes mellitus
机译:瑞氏综合症和水杨酸盐的使用,作者:Karen M. Starko,MD,等,Pediatrics,1980; 66:859-864; Mary et al,Pediatrics,1980。和使用阿司匹林的国家模式和Reye综合征的报告,美国,1980年至1985年,作者Janet B. Arrowsmith等人,Pediatrics,1987; 79:858-863。
机译:Spatial Joinery: Building Relationships through Space. A Shared Cohabitation Spacethat Re-imagines the Lifestyle of Single-Parent Families =榫卯空间: 通过空间建立关系。一个共享的同居空间,重新想象单亲家庭的生活方式。