There are constantly things to fight about, whether the parents have a cancer-ridden child or not, but all reasons to fight are drastically increased when the parents are faced with the battle of cancer. Everything becomes a problem between parents when dealing with the cancer of their child, including money, emotions, and communication. Leann Reynolds explains the struggles of keeping a marriage together during the child’s illness, “There have been studies on the survival rate of marriages that are put to the test with a child’s serious illness.” Although not all couples with a sick child experience a downfall in their marriage because of the illness, all couples are presented with the stress that comes along with a serious illness. What differentiates these two types of couples is the way that they deal with the stress. Communication with each other is a way for these couples to alleviate the stress induced by this
There are constantly things to fight about, whether the parents have a cancer-ridden child or not, but all reasons to fight are drastically increased when the parents are faced with the battle of cancer. Everything becomes a problem between parents when dealing with the cancer of their child, including money, emotions, and communication. Leann Reynolds explains the struggles of keeping a marriage together during the child’s illness, “There have been studies on the survival rate of marriages that are put to the test with a child’s serious illness.” Although not all couples with a sick child experience a downfall in their marriage because of the illness, all couples are presented with the stress that comes along with a serious illness. What differentiates these two types of couples is the way that they deal with the stress. Communication with each other is a way for these couples to alleviate the stress induced by this