"The death of a child," writes Myra Bluebond-Langner, "poignantly underlines the impact of social and cultural factors on the way that we die and the way that w

Winner of the Margaret Mead Award A classic, moving study of terminally ill children that emphasizes their agency and shows how we can relate to dying children

A revealing account of how families adapt to living with a chronically ill child What is it like to live with a child who has a chronic, life-threatening diseas

Does a dying child understand death? How can we help children who are dying? Originally published in 1993, this book concerns a young girl, Rachel, terminally i

Essays range from historical overviews and historiographic surveys of children's health in various regions of the world, to disability and affliction narratives