This study seeks to understand the daily lives of parents with hospitalized children in a unit of pediatric oncology and hematology at a general hospital. This is a qualitative research, in which 13 family caregivers were interviewed. Three categories resulted from the thematic analysis: changes in daily family life; main feelings experienced by parents, difficulties in treatment and strategies used. It was concluded that each family is unique and has different organization dynamics towards the cancer experience, however, the nursing challenge is to articulate these differences and include them in the care process, thus facilitating the daily hospitalization routine.
Child; Neoplasms; Health services; Family; Caregivers