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Teens dealing with the death of a parent: 1. How do teens mentally deal with the loss? A parent's death propels the social and psychological transition from childhood to adulthood. 2. How do teens and adults differ with dealing the death of a parent? In the interview with my grandparent and discussing the death of her mother, all she wanted to do then is to get a job and get to work to keep herself busy. 3. Is there therapy for those who want it? There are many places where you can seek professional help which include: Mental Health Institutes, School Counselors, Support Groups, Church Groups, and many others. 4. What is the percentage of teens who have lost a loved one?

5. How many teens get depressed after the death of a parent? Almost all people who have lost their parent or even a loved one may get depressed in order to cope with it. 6. How do teens cope with the death? They will have time to grieve which includes five stages that are 1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance The factors shaping grief experiences include whether this is the first or last parent to die, how the death occurred (and the child's involvement in care), the gender of the deceased parent and of the offspring, and unresolved conflicts. 7. How many kids in Pennsylvania have lost a parent?

8. How does the family cope financially after the death? 45 percent of Americans, who lost a parent at a young age, agreed that the loss had a very negative impact on their families finances. 9. What is the average age when a child loses a parent?

10. What are the long-term affects? Depression is a major effect of the death of a parent, and also regret because there may be unsolved conflicts. 11. What is pancreatic cancer? Pancreatic Cancer is uncontrolled growth of cells of the pancreas. Symptoms may include:  ==**__ __ ** == Surgery often provides the best chance of a cure, though it is not often possible due to the spread of **cancer**. Removal of all or part of the pancreas and other areas, such as the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine), is known as the Whipple procedure. Complications of this surgery include infection and bleeding.
 * weight loss
 * loss of appetite
 * abdominal or back pain
 * jaundice (yellow color to skin and eyes)
 * digestive problems, including greasy stool
 * sudden diabetes

In most cases, it is difficult to determine the cause of **pancreatic cancer**. Both environmental as well as genetic risk factors have been suggested for **pancreatic cancer**. A high-fat diet has been linked to increased **pancreatic cancer** risk, whereas diets high in vegetables and fruits seem to lower the risk. Smoking is known to increase the risk of**pancreatic cancer** ; it is estimated that as many as 30% of **pancreatic cancer** cases are linked to smoking. Alcohol use and coffee consumption have been linked with increased **pancreatic cancer** 12. How do teens feel after the death of a parent? Sadness ● Confusion ● Alone ● Left behind ● Abandoned Severe ● Frustration ● Sorrow ● Depressed ● Violent Nervous/Jumpy ● Angry at the World ● Mad at Everybody Guilt● Loss of Direction ●Unstable ●Unable to Function <span style="color: #15378e; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;">Trust People Who Have Experienced a Death ●Appreciation <span style="color: #15378e; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;">Looking for Fights ●Anger ● Cursing <span style="color: #15378e; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;">Fear That Something Might Happen Again ● Regret ● Shock <span style="color: #15378e; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;">Disbelief ● Inability to Accept the Death ● Selfishness ● Not Knowing How to Live Anymore ● World is Unfair ● Jealousy <span style="color: #15378e; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;">Lost ● Bitter ● Cold ● Values Change ● Lots Learned <span style="color: #15378e; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;">Regret for things left unsaid and undone <span style="color: #15378e; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px;">It‟s Somebody‟s Fault ● Protective of Family

Magazine Article found on Gale: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 29px;">Arenofsky, Janice. "When life strikes a blow." Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication Mar. 1998: 25+. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 29px;">Book resource found on Gale: Kearl, Michael C. "Death of a Parent: Transition To A New Adult Identity." //Social Forces// 86.1 (2007): 361+. //Student Resource Center - Gold//. Web. 13 Apr. 2011.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Brenner, Nancy. Personal Interview. April. 13. 2011. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 29px;">﻿ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 29px;">﻿Burg, Morgan Lubben & Tyler. " Students’ talk about losing loved ones : hoofprint.net." //hoofprint.net//. N.p., n.d. Web.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 29px;">Niendorf, Kristin, MS, CGC, and Edward Rosick, DO, MPH, MS. "Pancreatic Cancer." //The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders//. Ed. Laurie Fundukian. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2010. 1169-1174. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 18 Apr. 2011.

"BridgeHaven Hospice offers camp for children dealing with grief." //Houston Chronicle// [Houston, TX] 28 June 2000: 3. //InfoTrac Newsstand//. Web. 24 Apr. 2011.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> "Death and Dying." //Human Diseases and Conditions, 2nd ed.// Ed. Miranda Ferrara. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2010. 481-484. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 24 Apr. 2011.

<span style="color: #124baf; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;">"Feelings Teens May Feel after the Death of a Parent, Sibling, Friend or Loved One." //Feelings Teens May Feel after the Death of a Parent, Sibling, Friend or Loved One//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 1929. <www.winterspring.org/support/winterspring-teen-grief-packet.pdf>.