Things You'll Need:
- Children's Books
- Juice Boxes
- Cotton Swabs
- Mouthwash
- Cotton Swabs
- Popsicle Molds
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Step 1
Teach your child about the disease. If she's old enough, explain bone marrow and white blood cells.
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Step 2
Ask her pediatrician for videos and/or books about childhood leukemia. Look for resources online.
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Step 3
Tour the pediatric hospital so your child will be familiar with the nursing units, the long hallways, and the playrooms.
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Step 4
Talk to experienced counselors in the social services department at the pediatric hospital. Often they can provide dolls and toys for children to use in role-playing - a healthy activity that allows children to act out their fears.
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Step 5
Avoid overprotecting your child or restricting her activities. Follow her doctor's advice on how active she can be.
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Step 6
Contact families and support groups in your area for children battling leukemia. It's therapeutic for leukemic children to interact with each other.
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Step 7
Provide palatable foods - your child's chemotherapy will cause some nausea and vomiting.
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Step 8
Encourage her to take fluids by providing her with ice pops and fun beverages like juice boxes. Milk may be too hard to digest.
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Step 9
Help her with good mouth care. If your child does not have the energy to brush her teeth regularly, wipe her teeth, gums and tongue with a swab dipped in diluted mouthwash.
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Step 10
Let your child pick out some fun caps or hats if the common side effect of hair loss causes self-consciousness.
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Step 11
Spend time holding and loving your child. A parent's touch can be a powerful healer.








Comments
nevaeh18 said
on 7/4/2009 great story about teen with cancer in her blog
http://destin4greatnesss.blogspot.com/
Vaidyan said
on 12/16/2008 Leukemia is curable. All varities of blood cancers are treatable. Probably Ayurveda is the only science where leukemia gets well CURED and that too without side effect. I am a Vaidyan from India. I wish some eminent oncologists probe the credibility, which may become beneficial to whole humanity.
Vaidyan
www.jamesvaidyanhealing.com