By Samuel Zaks
When a parent is diagnosed with a serious illness, spouses, siblings, and grandparents are all impacted, but children are particularly vulnerable. A variety of factors, including dependency on parents for safety and security combined with fertile imaginations make this experience uniquely challenging.
With the population increasing and the incidence of cancer and genetic diseases rising, the number of affected children continues to grow. Concerned adults (including parents, family, friends and educators) need to acquaint themselves with the impact of parental illness as such situations unfortunately become more prevalent.
While there is no exact recipe or timetable for more info
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Loss and Sadness
There is little as devastating as the death of a parent.
Today, Moshe Borowski, our Director of Crisis Intervention has the daunting task of preparing young children for the burial of their late father. The sense of sadness is overwhelming but two of the children have said that they want to speak briefly at the funeral. This is a big step in processing the loss and beginning a healthy grieving process.
Moshe will continue to be available after the funeral to comfort the children and provide emotional support and counseling.
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Gifts for All: Chai4ever Delivers
We are proud of our staff that worked for hours, selecting personalized Chanukah gifts for all our patients' children. Each family received a large gift box with beautifully wrapped presents for each child.
"Wow! That was such a special surprise! The kids are really excited. We could not have bought them such perfect gifts. Happy Chanukah & thank you so very much! - JN & family :)"
Chanukah is a time of joy, hope and light. Unfortunately, many of the families we help are living in a time of darkness more info