Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience
Stephen J. McPhee, Margaret A. Winker, Michael W. Rabow, Steven Z. Pantilat, Amy J. Markowitz
Part E Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Issues
Chapter 26. Adolescent Grief: “It Never Really Hit Me … Until It Actually Happened”
Grace H. Christ, DSW, Karolynn Siegel, PhD, Adolph E. Christ, MD, DrMSc
Sections:
The Patient's Story, Perspectives, Conclusion, Methods to Update This Chapter, Resources, References, Chapter Glossary Terms
Topics Discussed:
adolescent, grief
Excerpt:
"Robert is a bright, engaging, forthright 14-year-old.
His brother is 8 years younger. His parents had been married a long
time and had a close circle of friends and family in their community. Robert
is healthy, a good student, and athletic, competing in a variety
of sports at school. When Robert was 7 years old, his mother was
diagnosed as having breast cancer metastatic to the liver. Mrs S
initially underwent a bilateral mastectomy followed by a regimen
of chemotherapy. She was disease free for 2 years. At recurrence,
she had an oophorectomy and received 2 chemoembolizations to the
liver for new hepatic lesions, followed with cycles of chemotherapy.
Three years after initial diagnosis, skull metastases were discovered.
A few months later Mrs S was treated for congestive heart failure
but continued chemotherapy...."
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