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Direct linkSaldinger, Amy; Cain, Albert C.; Porterfield, Katherine; Lohnes, Kelly – Death Studies, 2004
A qualitative, community study of 58 parentally bereaved children and their 35 surviving parents illustrates how families take advantage of forewarning of death to foster connections between children and dying parents and prepare for youngsters' continued attachment to dying parents after the death. Children and parents displayed strong yearnings…
Descriptors: Terminal Illness, Coping, Community Study, Terminal Students
