title: A mother's perspective: the power of holistic care for the terminally ill child.
abstract: This is the account of a mother who lived through the 5-year experience of watching her child fight and finally succumb to a genetic disorder. Lessons about caring practices and insights into the needs of patients and families are emphasized.
authors: Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund, Ambler, Pennsylvania 19002, USA. pdolan@dolanfund.org
authors: Peggy
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authors: Dolan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000533:Altruism; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D037921:Gift Giving; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008016:Life Change Events; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers; D013727:Terminal Care; D019452:Terminally Ill