Brothers and sisters of children with a disability have it tough.
As they grow up, not only do they have to learn about their world, they have to come to terms with why their sibling is getting most of the attention from mum and dad.
Have you ever thought of the logic they are using to understand what is going on?
Daniel was around 8 months when the doctors asked if we were going to have a second child. For Penny and I this question posed a greater risk than just having a second child with a disability, it meant risking Penny’s life a third time.
Our first attempt at a family (five years prior) resulted in Penny contracting a rare condition called Trophoblastic Disease. This is a form of cancer that affects 1 in every 10,000 first time pregnancies and has a nasty side effect in that it makes the women’s body behave as if it is pregnant and, instead of growing a baby, it grows a tumour.
Rodney Clarke Welcome to the Hey Dad blog … my name is Rodney Clarke and I suppose I qualify for the Hey Dad blog page for one major reason … I'm a dad! More about me…
