Family+with+terminally+sick+parent




 * [[image:j0441605.png width="117" height="115" align="center"]] || **Students who have a parent with a terminally ill disease can suffer from anxiety and despair(Bodeeb, 2009). Students may have many difficulties concentrating in school if they have a parent with a terminally ill parent, because their mind may be worrying about problems at home. Rather then worrying about school they pay be suffering from anxiety and thinking about what is going to happen to their parents. ** ||

** Definition: **  Terminal illness is defined as an active disease that cannot be cured or treated and is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient(Terminal Illness, 2009).

**Examples: ** Some examples of terminal illnesses are as follows (Types of Terminal Illnesses): ~Pulmonary Fibrosis ~Lung Cancer ~Acute Leukemia ~Pancreatic Cancer ~Hepatitis B ~Chronic Heart failure

**Websites that may be helpful: **
 * Helping you Deal || []   || This site helps explain financial issues, explaining death to children, and other resources that may help when dealing with death. ||
 * Cope Care Deal || []   || This provides resources on how to cope, to take care of yourself, and understanding the facts of death. ||
 * Terminal Illness || []   || This site contains many articles about dealing with family being terminally ill. Whether it be a parent, child, friend, or spouse. ||
 * Families First for Health || [] /   || This site provides information on helping kids stay healthy whether they are coping with a death or ill parent, or if they are terminally ill themselves. ||

**Bibliography** Bodeeb, J. (2009, May 19). Coping with Terminal Illness. Retrieved May 31, 2009, from Bright Hub: http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/35494.aspx Terminal Illness. (2009, May 21). Retrieved May 31, 2009, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_illness Types of Terminal Illnesses. (n.d.). Retrieved May 31, 2009, from Small Business Bible: http://www.smallbusinessbible.org/types_terminalillnesses.html