PEDIATRICS Vol. 93 No. 4 April 1994, pp. 630
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow P3Rs: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when P3Rs are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Search for Related Content

TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN PRETEND THEY ARE NOT DYING

As long as individuals fulfill their obligations and responsibilities and do not violate the social order, they are granted continued membership in the society and all that comes with it—freedom from fear and abandonment. No one seemed to know this better than the terminally ill children; for they practiced mutual pretense unto death.