title: Program interventions for children at the end of life and their siblings.
abstract: An analogy may be drawn between readying a family for the birthof a child and readying a family for the death of a child. Both ex-periences bring about an intense fusion of the emotional, physical,and spiritual realms for those bearing witness. Preparation, com-munication, and collaboration are essential to provide optimalsupport for the children at the end of life, the parents, and thebrothers and sisters.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Advanced Care Team, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Dana 3, Boston, MA 02115, USA. janet.duncan@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Marsha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joselow
authors.forename: Joanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hilden
mesh_terms: D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016730:Program Development; D011386:Projective Techniques; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*