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The silent grief
— grandparents of children who died of cancer | | Author(s) | Miri Nehari, Dorit Grebler, Amos Toren |
| Journal title | Bereavement Care, vol 27, no 3, Winter 2008 |
| Pages | pp 51-54 |
| Keywords | Grandparents ; Bereavement ; Grandchildren ; Death ; Cancer ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | Emotional support for families bereaved of a child is generally directed at parents and siblings, rather than grandparents. A literature review revealed that grandparents' grief has barely been studied or reported. To examine the special characteristics, needs and bereavement coping strategies of this group, a qualitative case study of grandparents of children who had died of cancer was conducted with a pioneering support group for bereaved grandparents at the cancer palliative care unit of Safra Children's Hospital. The grandparents met as a group for nine months, and during this time, data were collected by observation and recording. Themes raised in discussion that were unique to them dealt with such issues as the legitimacy of the grief, the pained relationship with their children, and the specific meaning of this loss in old age. The findings look at how grandparents deal with bereavement in the context of the three generations of a bereaved family. During the group discussions significant topics were raised and a window was opened onto an important area that has been only touched on by previous studies. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081218203 A |
| Classmark | SW: DW: SW5: CW: CK: 3DP |
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