Other high-rated concerns include sickness and potential damage from undergoing adjuvant therapies, pain, and premature death. Concerns regarding personal relationships include “not being able to live out important relationships, . . . having life with a partner cut short” (Spencer et al., 1999). Women with children often struggle with the following questions, “What should I tell them?” “Do I have the resources to fight this disease and to continue to parent my children at the same time?” “How will this effect their growth and development?” “What will happen to them if I die?” (Oktay, 1998, p. 7)
