Some children have to undergo major surgeries at an early age, and spend part of their childhood in hospital.
The malformations with which they are born require complex and repeated surgeries.
This is why every child’s condition leaves an important mark on their lives.
Children with malformations requiring surgeries and treatments have special needs and have to face complex problems.
When parents receive a diagnosis of a malformation, they will need to support their children during surgeries, and this experience inevitably impacts on their lives.. These harsh trials they are continually subjected to can really cause emotional disorders both within the couple and, in the future, in the child, too.
In addition, repeated trips and long periods away from home, from family and from friends, are often necessary. Surgical procedures are complex and the family often needs to return to Trieste several times.
However, it happens very often that those who have the role of supporting the child – i.e. parents and other family members – are themselves faced with problems, fears and worries.