Inform the child's siblings
Diagnose a child as cancer, something that affects the whole family, and may be the first period is a critical stage for the brothers, what is happening in the confusion and fear, as children always sensitive to what is happening around them (and even smaller ones), and noticing what is happening with parents, and may try to listen to the talk of the mysterious and difficult to understand, has collected bits of dialogue here and there, and are manipulated and analyzed and amplified in trying to understand, so it is always best early in explaining the situation to them clearly and honesty, according to the age each of them and his ability to understand, and should be encouraged to ask questions and answer them, and inform them of developments by events, and a brother was too small enough to be informed that his brother, patient and will remain in hospital for a while, and will need to address treatment for a long while will require siblings largest We are not more details about the disease and its difficulties and Maagath, and on the other hand should be prepared brothers to accept the physical changes that will occur to the child patient, such as hair loss, or any complications unexpected or surgery, can also use the team medical staff to explain the situation, and give the necessary details for siblings of adults or all of the family.
It should be noted that should be given assurances clear for all children, the family that the cancer is not a contagious disease, and they will not become sick when dealing with a sick child, and that the transmission of cancer through the family is a very remote possibility, and should inform the brothers that they are not in any way responsible for what happened to the sick child, it is believed some of the children that their disputes earlier with the child, or calls it in anger or mistakes about it is the reason for injury, and for these feelings of guilt or to commit the error in the right of the child, the implications of very serious in the near future and the remote siblings, and should be dealt with immediately.
