(Meiers, Eggenberger, Krumwiede, Bliesmer, & Earle, 2009; Eggenberger, Krumwiede, Meiers, Bliesmer, & Earle, 2004 )
· Assist family to alter routines and activities of daily life and family life as needed
· Prepare family for possible future fluctuations and variations in health, family life, and family routines
· Address modifications in family roles
· Help family make decisions regarding sharing family roles
· Anticipate individual and family times of transitions
· Acknowledge the families’ experience of uncertainty, turmoil, stress and suffering during waiting periods