COPING WITHIN THE FAMILY WHEN A LOVED ONE IS ILL
"Illness and death are neither failures nor choices, they are natural phases of life, by preparing ourselves for these stages, we can help ease both our own anxieties and those of our loved ones."
COPING WITHIN THE FAMILY WHEN A LOVED ONE IS ILL
Can have a transformative effect. It facilitates the development of acceptance, adaptation, and comfort in facing the irreversibility of the situation. During this time, the family undergoes structural and functional changes, developing behavioral patterns that allow it to reorganize, compensate for deficiencies, and prevent disintegration.
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The family’s involvement throughout the process from illness to death, even if seems to be brief or limited, holds transformative potential to help adapt with acceptance of the situation’s irreversibility and offers emotional comfort. Families develop changes in both structure and dynamics, with behavioral patterns that enable reorganization, strenghten bonds and prevent family disintegration.
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