Dad, mom love me

Message left by Elena

Written by Brooke & Keith Dezarick

1543 yen

 

◉ Just before her 6th birthday, her older daughter Elena was diagnosed with a childhood brainstem glioma and was given only 135 days to live. In order to preserve Elena's memories, her parents began writing every day in a diary. Once Elena feels better after radiation therapy and chemotherapy, she fulfills her dream of wearing a "wedding dress," swims with dolphins, and has her paintings exhibited at a museum alongside the works of her favorite masters. However, her happy time did not last long, as her condition gradually worsened, and her short life ended eight and a half months after she was sentenced. In their grief, Elena's parents discover that Elena had hidden letters throughout the house before she died. It was a way to express love to my parents and sister. More than two years later, the letters are still found from time to time, and her parents look back on her legacy with fondness. It's a moving story that shows how irreplaceable a family is, but at the same time, the father's feelings as he faces his daughter's illness are shaken and distressed at each moment...there is a reality that cannot be satisfied with just being pretty.

childhood cancer

Team medical care and total care

Written by Ryota Hosoya and Jun Manabe

Shinsho 821 yen

 

◉Cancer cannot be cured simply by a quick operation performed by a single ``hand of God'' surgeon.

Treatment must be carried out not only by a single surgeon but also by medical professionals from many different professions, including internists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and child life specialists. This is a book that helps you learn about the reality of the medical field.

Thanks to medical advances, many childhood cancers can now be cured in 70 to 80 percent of cases. However, it is still the second leading cause of death for children over the age of three, after accidents. How is childhood cancer different from adult cancer? What types are there? And how should the adults around them support children who have cancer? In addition to case columns, we also discuss palliative care and support for families.

Shining children's lives

~Children's hospice, healing and hope~

Written by Makoto Nabetani, Miwa Fujii, and Michiko Kashiwagi

Paperback (soft cover) 1944 yen

 

◉The first "Children's Hospice" in Japan and Asia was established in Osaka.

Children and their families who worked hard to survive.

Think about the preciousness of life and the importance of loving and being loved from the words of those who support it.

What should end-stage medical care be for children?

This is a valuable book filled with many testimonies.

It is known that many families of children with severe childhood cancer are able to cope positively with the sad consequences that follow if the terminal treatment is adequate.

What is the ideal form of end-of-life care for children?

The testimonies of actual hospitalized families are valuable materials for thinking about this.