Foundations of Nursing in the Community 4th Edition by Marcia Stanhope,Jeanette Lancaster

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Marty Belfair, a 55-year-old accountant, is the father of three children and has been married to his wife, Joanne, for the past 25 years. Mr. Belfair's children are Joshua, age 20, Mary, age 17, and Kyle, age 14. Mr. Belfair's mother, Delia, has lived in the Belfair household since her husband, Martin, passed away 4 years ago from lung cancer. A few months ago, Mr. Belfair was diagnosed with bladder cancer. After surgery and chemotherapy, the cancer still has not receded. The family physician estimates Mr. Belfair has only 5 months to live.
Alex Von Bremen is the hospice nurse working with the Belfair family. Mr. Von Bremen explains to the Belfairs that his goal is to work with the whole family in coping with Mr. Belfair's illness. Mr. Von Bremen asks each family member, "How do you feel Mr. Belfair's illness will affect the way in which the members of your family function and interact with one another "
Joanne Belfair responds, "Right now we do not talk about Marty being sick. It is the elephant in the room. I am afraid that if Marty does not get better, the whole family will fall apart and never see each other."
Delia Belfair shared, "I do not know where I will live. We don't talk about it. I don't know if I'm welcome to stay if Marty's not here."
Mr. Belfair encourages his family: "I know my illness is hard to accept now, but we have been through tough times in the past and the family stayed together then. Remember when I lost my job We all made sacrifices for the family and were a stronger family as a result."