"Jum'ah" Syndrome

Ruth Kannai

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2011.08.018

"Jum'ah" Syndrome

Ruth Kannai

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Abstract

This is my memoir as a sick child, hospitalized in the Pediatric ward of a large hospital, many years ago. The story tells about my friendship with another young patient, Jum'ah, a Bedouin child who suffered from Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease, to whom the pediatric ward was Home. My Childish understanding of Jum'ah's loneliness, anxiety and struggle to be loved and belonged are described in this narrative. I describe how this experience still has an influence on my adult professional and personal concepts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-134
Number of pages	2
Journal	Patient Education and Counseling
Volume	87
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2011.08.018
State	Published - 1 May 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Parent-child relationship
Patient narrative
Patient's experience
Physician narrative
Sick child
Transcultural medicine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

UN SDGs

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"Jum'ah" Syndrome

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