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Should a child be told if they're dying?
There was actually a time when doctors usually would not even tell an adult if they were dying.
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You're right, it is delicate; but the people who do this most often are truly expert at it and they're brilliant. In the first instance, it matters how old the child is; before a certain age, children don't actually have a concept of mortality; the message is therefore tailored to the child's development, and their overall understanding. Some children (and remember that we call people up to 18 "children") are extremely mature and they actually want to know their prospects because they want to plan ahead like anyone else. Usually, the palliative care teams who handle these situations will begin discussions with the family as a whole and use those discussions to inform how to approach the subject of end of life. But the key thing is that they tailor what they do to the individual, which is critical.
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Usually, the palliative care teams who handle these situations will begin discussions with the family
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