Variable

Frequency

Percentage

Announcement of the diagnosis

Complete

21

52.5

Incomplete

19

47.5

Parent in attendance

Mother only

27

67.5

Both parents

13

32.5

Place of advert

Isolated

27

67.5

With other patients

13

32.5

Feelings at the time of the announcement

Shock

21

35

Sadness

19

31.7

Guilt

14

23.3

Discouragement

6

10

Reaction to the announcement

Anguish

31

77.5

Depression

9

22.5

Vision for the child’s future

Incurable disease

24

60

Hope for a cure

15

37.5

Fatal outcome

1

2.5