Throughout the trajectory of a chronic illness, the family illness experience is filled with ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS:
uncertainty, distress and suffering
uncertainty, distress, suffering
uncertainty,suffering, distress
distress, uncertainty,suffering
suffering, uncertainty, distress
suffering, distress, uncertainty
distress, suffering, uncertainty
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