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Stress In Children Due To Brain Injury |
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Stress and children ought to be poles apart. Children
have double capacity to create and remove stress among the elders, by
their rants and tantrums. Let us assume for a while that children do not
have serious stress causing habits like smoking and drinking. As for
problems related to poverty the perspective of children is entirely
different. Children are capable of enjoying their difficulties and hence
they don't have stress on this account.
The
story seems so nice and simple. But this is not the case always. There
are some kinds of stress that not only affect the naive child severely,
but also becomes a great cause of stress to the parents. Brain injury is
one such condition.
The trauma related to brain injury amongst
children is the real cause of stress not only to the suffering child but
to the elders as well. Thanks to the advancement in the field of medical
research, many types of brain injuries can be cured completely. But many
such injuries take a long time to heal.
Many a times, children
remain in comma for a long period of time which is full of
uncertainties. What will be the state of their health, by the time they
regain consciousness is a matter of conjecture. This apart, brain
injuries may even result in partial or total paralysis in some cases.
The
greatest problem of the child is when it begins to compare itself with
the other healthy children. If the child has a total or partial
paralysis attack, its normal schooling stands terminated and this could
be the reason for the greatest stress on its part. It is a stark fact
now that the educational career of the child has come to en end.
Life-long dependency on others for sundry jobs is another cause of
stress.
Generally, most of the countries have social security
schemes to assist such physically handicapped children. Whatever may be
the facilities provided to them, the basic fact remains that the
children have become dependent on others for their livelihood, and this
itself would be a major cause of stress when the children begin to grow.
Whatever
be the level of social security, the individual problems of the
children, consequent to the brain injury shall remain their own
problems. Well timed out support to their physical, educational and
dietary needs would definitely lighten the burden of their problems but
there could be no permanent solution. A loving, understanding and
supportive society is only their hope. Only time can heel the intensity
of their stress.
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