Pediatric Nursing Podcast Series
011. Disenfranchised Grief Among Mothers of Chronically Ill Adolescents
May 21, 202622 minS0
In this episode, Pediatric Nursing Editor Dr. Tedra Smith, talks with 2025 Donna Wong Award winner Briana Keller, a PhD Candidate at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, about her article published in the November/December 2025 issue titled “’I Can’t Complain Because at Least I Still Have My Child’: Disenfranchised Greif Among Mothers of Chronically Ill Adolescents.” <br /><br />Ms. Keller discusses the intangible and often overlooked loss parents of chronically ill children may experience, and emphasizes the importance of recognizing and supporting that grief. Initially set out to explore ambiguous loss amongst chronically ill adolescents, she explains how interviews...
