{"id":96446,"date":"2026-02-20T14:34:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/?p=96446"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:48:54","slug":"supporting-children-when-a-loved-one-is-seriously-ill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/supporting-children-when-a-loved-one-is-seriously-ill\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting children when a loved one is seriously ill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a family member is seriously ill, children are affected too. They notice the changes, the worry, and the disruption to everyday life even when they don\u2019t fully understand what\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Greendale House Palliative &amp; Hospice Care, we believe palliative care is about the whole family. We offer gentle, age-appropriate support to help children make sense of illness, express their feelings, and feel safe during an uncertain time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We work alongside parents and caregivers to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Help children understand illness in honest, compassionate ways<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain routines that provide comfort and stability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support emotional expression through play, conversation, and counselling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare children for hospital visits and changes in health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer ongoing support through loss and bereavement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our care is rooted in dignity, compassion, and respect values at the heart of palliative care in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t have to walk this journey alone. Greendale House is here to support your family, every step of the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a family member is seriously ill, children are affected too. They notice the changes, the worry, and the disruption to everyday life even when they don\u2019t fully understand what\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":96449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greendale-House-Children.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96446"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96447,"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96446\/revisions\/96447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greendalehouse.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}