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Children of sick parents Families Parenting Parents of children with disabilities Parents of developmentally disabled children Parents of developmentally disabled children Comic books, strips, etc Parents of terminally ill children Parents of terminally ill children Comic books, strips, etc Rare diseases Patients Sick Family relationshipsCollins, Leigh Guillory
Summary: Parents get sick. Their lives change radically, and quickly. This book offers immediate, practical and experienced advice for adult family members and others responsible for the wellbeing of children when one parent has a serious illness. The authors are both clinical social workers with years of training and time spent with children and families in crisis. They establish a clear and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hohm Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 COLStage, Zoje
Summary: Afflicted with a chronic debilitating condition, Suzette Jensen knew having children would wreak havoc on her already fragile body. Nevertheless, she brought Hanna into the world, pleased and proud to start a family with her husband Alex. Estranged from her own mother, Suzette is determined to raise her beautiful daughter with the love, care, and support she was denied. But Hanna proves to be a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STAMarcus, Amy Dockser
Summary: "Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Amy Dockser Marcus shows what happened when a group of parents joined forces with doctors and researchers to try to save children's lives. Parents whose children had been diagnosed with the rare and fatal genetic condition Niemann-Pick Type C disease recognized there would never be a treatment in time to save their children if things stayed the same, so the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 MARLouis, Rick
Summary: "A graphic novel memoir recounting one parent's unique and wrenching journey caring for a child with a terminal diagnosis. When Rick and Emily's infant son Ronan is diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, an incurable neurological disorder, they are faced with the practical and emotional hurdles of parenting and loving their son--despite the shadow of inevitable loss. Rick Louis narrates this original...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams ComicArts 2022