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Helping Your Children Cope with Your Cancer (Second Edition): A Guide for Parents and Families
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Cancer is bad news. It’s frightening to even think about it. Now think how frightening it would be for your children to know you have cancer. How do you tell them? How do you deal with the trauma and the pain? How do you prepare for the emotional and psychological upheaval a family endures when a parent has cancer?Peter Van Dernoot has gathered the real-life stories and experiences of over twenty parents who have been diagnosed with cancer. They share their deepest fears and their highest hopes as they provide the reader with invaluable advice, guidance and inspiration. Now including all-new stories from parents and advice from professional counselors, this groundbreaking book is a very special gift from families affected by cancer to families affected by cancer.
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| Weight | 0.25 kg |
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| Dimensions | 1.15 × 15.24 × 22.86 cm |
| PubliCanadanadation City/Country | USA |
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| Pages | 176 |
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| Year Published | 2006-10-17 |
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| ISBN 10 | 1578262313 |
| About The Author | Peter van Dernoot’s wife was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer when their children were 11 and 15, and died at the age of forty-five. From 1981 to 2001 he operated his own communications management company in Denver, Colorado. Previously, he held senior public relations posts in major international companies. In 2001, he founded The Children’s Treehouse Foundation, and in 2005, received the Human Service Professional of the Year award from the National Association of Social Workers, Colorado Chapter, for his work with the foundation. To learn more about the foundation, visit http://www.childrenstreehousefdn.org. Proceeds from the sale of this book are being donated to The Children’s Treehouse Foundation. |
“Helping Your Children Cope With Your Cancer provides valuable advice on how to discuss the impact of this disease on the whole family. The personal stories in this book really show the importance of opening a dialogue for children to ask questions, share feelings, and gain the knowledge they need to cope with a parent’s cancer.” –Lance Armstrong“Helping your children cope with your cancer…will be the hardest thing you have ever done and this book and the personal stories and programs contained in it will help you do it the best way for you and your child.” –Peggy Anne Murphy, L.M.S.W., Les Gallo-Silver, L.C.S.W.R., and Stacy Kramer, L.M.S.W., Cancer Care, Inc.“This book provides an instant support group for families in which a parent has been diagnosed with cancer.”–The Susan G. Komen Foundation“A remarkable publication, the first of its kind…essential to every family afflicted with cancer.” –William R. Nelson, M.D., former Surgical Oncologist Fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center |
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| Table Of Content | Table of Contents:AcknowledgmentsPrefacePART I: Professionals: Sharing Their Insight1.The Importance of Communicating with Your Kids About Cancer2.A Look Inside a Children’s Support Group3.Sharing the Journey with Your Child4.Kids Count’s “Chemo Bear” Hits the Road to Meet Special NeedsPART II: Parents: Helping Their Kids Cope5.Unconditional Love6.A Little Understanding Goes a Long Way7.“Mom, I Lost It Today!”8.Do It With Love, And All Else Is Irrelevant9.My Family Has Cancer10.Ready to Enter Chemotherapy11.Speaking With the Angels12.I Am Ashamed13.Something Is Wrong!14.Goompa Has an Owie15.I Love Life!16. Baldy Head…Hair Head17.Children: The Forgotten Part of Cancer18.Cool, Mom!19.Yes, Mom, I’m Scared20.Robin’s Hope21.Amy’s Year22.“Manuel, You Have Cancer”23.Children’s Support Group Was a Godsend24.There Is a Purpose to All This25.Teachers Can Make a Big Difference26.Andy Updates27.Helping Kids CLIMB through Tough TimesPART III: Children: Expressing Themselves28.From Gilda’s Club29.Mom’s Cancer30.Mom Talked With Me Every Day31.For My Daddy |
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