Many parents who have children diagnosed with a chronic illness experience recurrent feelings of grief,loss,and fear related to the child's condition and loss of the ideal healthy child.The nurse recognizes this process as
A) Anticipatory grieving
B) Chronic sorrow
C) Bereavement
D) Illness trajectory

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Chronic sorrow is a concept that describes the ongoing feelings of grief, loss, and fear experienced by parents of children diagnosed with chronic illnesses. It is different from anticipatory grieving, which refers to the process of grieving for a loss that has not yet occurred, and bereavement, which refers to the process of grieving after a death has occurred. Illness trajectory refers to the predicted course of a particular illness.

Many Parents Who Have Children Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness