Sadness after a child passes

[PerfectlyPlump]

I am sad, because a former little patient passed. I had not been there for a while. It was very sudden, but as well as I knew him, I feel like I can guess pretty well what went wrong.

Now when I hear a mom make optimistic comments about her child in the same age range, and with a similar DX, I get the feeling it could happen there too. There is no reason to think so, but I have lost a bit of my own optimism.

[Adele_Michal7, ASN, RN]

Devil's advocate here,

It's not always "a fantasy" or unwillingness to accept reality...

Sometimes it's "hope", and that hope is all they may have left.

Point well taken, PB & J. Also, a great reminder. :)

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[SDALPN]

Devil's advocate here,

It's not always "a fantasy" or unwillingness to accept reality...

Sometimes it's "hope", and that hope is all they may have left.

I get that. But some people aren't hopeful like you and I. Some take it to the extreme. The ones that take it to the extreme can really cause a lot of harm to themselves and their child.

It should be a requirement that these parents get therapy until they have the coping skills needed to care for themselves and their children.