Sadness after a child passes

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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.

Specializes in Pediatric.

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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Specializes in Peds(PICU, NICU float), PDN, ICU.

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.

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