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The Forgotten Siblings

An estimated twenty-seven percent of children are living with one or more chronic illnesses. Chronic illnesses are diseases that last more than several months or those with the impossibility of a cure. Most people are well aware of the impact that physical symptoms and treatment can have on the life of the sick child. However, the lives of all members of that sick-child’s family are changed by the illness, including caregivers and the well-siblings. Siblings’ lives may be impacted in many ways: parents may need to spend a disproportionate amount of time with the sick-child, going to medical appointments and…