Effects Of Chronic Illness On The Children

Significant yet not widely talked about, one of the greatest issues and stressors many families have to cope with is that of chronic illness. While the family that has to cope with a loved one’s battle with cancer or a traumatic car accident is at the forefront of the minds of all those close to them, coming up in conversation and the target of prayers and well wishes, families coping with chronic illness often fade into the background. Perhaps the reason individuals do not often hear of or think of those that are chronically ill or disabled is because after the shock of an initial diagnosis, the reality of chronic illness fades from people’s thoughts because it becomes a part of ordinary, everyday life. For the many families that deal with

Living with a chronic condition not only effects the individual, but it effects the entire family. An adolescent living with a chronic health condition not only depends on their family for support, but also on support from their friends, classmates, and healthcare team (Rostami, Parsa-Yekta, Najafi Ghezeljeh, & Vanaki, 2014). Supporting an individual with a chronic disease leaves an emotional impact and can be financially straining as well. Families living with a sick child must find strategies to cope. Whether the coping strategies utilized are positive or negative, they leave a lasting effect on the entire family, as well as the child living with the condition (Woodson, Thakkar, Burbage, Kichler, & Nabors, 2015). Involvement of the parents in this situation is vital to the child’s future success in managing their illness (Landers, Friedrich, Jawad, & Miller, 2016). This paper will explore one family’s story of living with, and coping with, a child who has recently been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

When someone is suffering or living with a chronic illness it can have a huge impact on them psychologically and socially. Chronic Illness is a condition that is prolonged in duration, usually more than 3 months and is rarely cured (DoH, 2012). Having to cope with a chronic condition might lead to life changes, such as dependency on others, loss of income, which can cause feelings of loss and reduced self-esteem. They can also report feelings of social rejection, poor healthcare and workplace termination due to their presenting condition (Earnshaw, Quinn, & Park, 2011).

Many people take the efficiency of their digestive system for granted. Imagine having a bowel disorder that impacts your everyday life, by affecting your weight and hygiene, impacting the foods you are able to eat, decreasing your energy levels, causing severe colicky pain, at times making you feel awkward around others, and suddenly sending you to the bathroom in the middle of important events. Not only does it uncomfortably affect those aspects of a person’s life, but frequently becomes a serious health issue that if uncontrolled may land you in the hospital. Imagine having to take expensive medications everyday that are supposed to keep you from having your disorder flare up, but then those medications cause uncomfortable

Question, did you know that no one really know where Crohn’s had come from and where it originally had started in the human body? These things come from such as the genetic or hereditary factors environmental triggers such as medications, pollution, excessive antibiotic use, diet, or the infections a wayward immune system that starts attacking its own GI tissue in the lower abdomen. Instead, it’s a result of the immune system attacking a harmless virus, bacteria, or food in the gut that cause irritation to the person and makes the stomach hot. You will also experience trouble eating and gaining weight and height. Studies show ways the disease works and function in the human body but the percentage of the research is very low of 57.8%. People would never know that “YOU CAN NOT CAUSE CROHN’S”, Dr. Matilda Hagan a gastroenterologist at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore state's “Doctors don’t know what

A caregiver interview was completed with 70-year-old J.R., one of 66 million people providing unpaid care as a family caregiver, to find out more information on caregiver stress and strain (Collins & Swartz, 2011). J.R. is the live-in spouse of R.R., who is 78 years old, suffers from bronchiectasis and congestive heart failure, and is on oxygen full time. Through this class and additional research, I have learned that being a caregiver of someone with a chronic illness can be difficult. Research shows that caregivers who live with the care recipient, often experience very high levels of strain (Collins & Swartz, 2011). Along with dealing with role stress and strain, research suggests that caring for someone with a chronic illness can cause physical, psychological, and financial burden for the caregiver (Collins & Swartz, 2011).

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that was once considered as rare in the pediatric population, is presently recognized as one of the most important chronic diseases that affect children and adolescents. About twenty to thirty percent of patients diagnose with Crohn’s disease before the age of twenty years. Crohn’s disease can cause growth failure, malnutrition, pubertal delay and bone demineralization in children. The incidence of Crohn’s disease has increased over the past decades. The age specific rate in North America for children age ten to nineteen years estimated as about 3.5 cases per 100, 000 population. The study of pediatric Crohn’s disease form North America showed the rate of Crohn disease in Wisconsin was 4.56 cases per 100,000 population. The rate of pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) was higher in boys than in girls. Crohn’s disease is more common in whites than in blacks and is rare in Asian and

Crohn's disease is a chronic, inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. It is an autoimmune disorder, meaning your body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in your body.

As explained in my essay, my brother’s condition did truly take a toll on my parents and myself in our daily life. My brother’s condition was never predictable, which made it much more difficult of a situation to deal with. There were times where he would not have a seizure for a few days. Yet, on other days, he would have about ten seizures a night. I remember clearly how somedays I had to stay home rather going to school just incase we had to take my brother to the hospital. Being the only English speaker in my family, I had to be present in such situations. I remember sitting on the side of his bed with my mother next to me, just waiting for him fall asleep so we could get some rest ourselves. There were times where I would go to school without getting much rest the night

Crohn’s Disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease, affecting areas of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, extending from in parts of the mouth to the anus. Several areas of the GI tract can be affected simultaneously. Generally, onset occurs in the terminal ileum and the proximal colon. Although CD mainly affects areas of the bowel tissue, it can penetrate through layers of bowel tissue into peripheral parts of the body. This disease causes a deficiency in nutrients due to the incapability of absorption. CD also interferes with growth in children entering puberty. Anyone with Crohn’s Disease will experience abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. Because the individual is experiencing consistent

The Mayo Clinic, a medical group that specializes in difficult cases, had 1.2 million patients in 2012. This demographic included my mother who sought for medical results. In the event that my mother’s mind and body were malfunctioning, she went to specialists for a logical diagnosis. My family spent two years alternating between hospitals and desperately searching for results. An important assessment is realizing that while patients endure hardships, family members often experience stress and various behavioral responses. With this in mind, my ill mother being in the hospital propelled me into experiences includingindependence, optimism, and changethat continually influence my perspective every day.

The aforementioned sentiment holds particular truth for patients diagnosed with CKD. CKD patients often experience a dramatic morph in their identity, and accompanying roles. As patients become attuned to the “sick” or “ill” role, relationships with families and friends are impacted. To elaborate, patients may no longer be able to assume responsibilities of a full-time working member of society, or not be able to work

Finically, Cole is provided all the basic needs and more. Mom and Dad are both invested in Cole’s progress and make effort to engage with him whenever time is available. Also, Cole’s siblings are very understanding and supportive of his diagnosis. They are patient with him and try to engage whenever opportunity presents itself.

The overwhelming majority of the population most affected by this disease is children under 5 years of age (Caminade et al., 2013). This is due largely to the fact that adults have a more developed immune system compared to children. A more developed immune system enables adults to provide a much stronger response to the disease which explains the significantly smaller of fatalities that are associated with the disease (Mandel, Sinha, & Sarkar, 2013). Adults that are exposed to the disease are more likely to develop immunity compared to children whose immune systems are still developing and thus more vulnerable to infections such as malaria. According to Artzy-Randrup and his colleagues (2010), individuals living in regions where the P. falciparum

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