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Tag: medically fragile child

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Grief For Children Who Have Lost a Sibling

11th June 202011th June 2020Leave a comment

Supporting grief for children, especially your own children is hard-work. Children see death differently, depending on their age.

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Understanding the Anticipatory Grief Process

2nd April 20202nd April 2020Leave a comment

Anticipatory grief: "A feeling of grief occurring before an impending loss." The grief process I wanted to describe started just after Matthew was born.

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Money – Fixing it as a Medical Mum

26th March 202026th March 2020Leave a comment

Money was causing massive stress. I thought if I could get more, I'd fix so many problems as the mum of a medically complex child. So I looked for answers

Very Special kids for children in palliative care

Very Special Kids for Palliative Care

17th March 20202nd April 2020

Very Special Kids cares for children with life-threatening conditions by providing a children’s hospice and professional family support services.

Not PTSD, Post-traumatic growth: Man -possibly asian decent standing at the top of dark stairs looking back down with light behind him.

Not PTSD – Post-Traumatic Growth

23rd December 201918th March 2020

You've heard of PTSD - what about Post Traumatic Growth? It changed my life with a child with a life limiting condition & made me functional when he passed.

Man in dark clothing hunched over holding his head - sleep tips to cope with your child in hospital

Sleep tips to cope with your child in hospital.

20th December 201923rd December 2019

These are Luke and I's sleep tips to cope with being in hospital. Matthew was in hospital 50% of the time, Sleep is super important to cope with everything life as a parent of a medically fragile child can throw at you.

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