The Reality of Grieving for a child with complex medical needs

Many of the children that survive a near (non-fatal) drowning will be left with a brain injury that results in lifelong disabilities. The families of these children will experience ongoing grief throughout their time caring for their child.

Deborah Tiel Millard’s child did not  have a near drowning, but Deborah and her family experienced eight years caring for a child with complex medical needs due to other causes, however the process of dealing with the ongoing grief is the same and well explained by Deborah.

Deborah wrote this article for the the E-Magazine Complex Child. So to gain an insight into the ongoing grief that families experience when dealing with complex medical care and disabilities please take the time to read the original article by following this link.

• A Process of Grief: The Reality of Grieving a Child with Complex Health Care Needs