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Helping Brothers and Sisters
When a Child has a Brain Injury
By Roberta DePompei, Ron Savage & Marilyn Lash ~ 1999
A brain injury affects everyone in the family, including brothers and sisters. Siblings often feel abandoned or forgotten as parents spend long hours at the hospital. As they are shuttled to school, stay with friends or relatives, and overhear conversations, things just don’t make much sense.
Common questions are, Will my brother live? What does it mean to have a brain injury? Will he be different now? How long will it take for him to get better? The unspoken question is, What about me?
Tips for preparing siblings to visit...
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Let them choose when to visit and for how long
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Tell them it’s okay to feel nervous or scared
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Describe how their injured brother or sister looks and behaves beforehand
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Describe equipment such as monitors, ventilators, IV lines, and catheters.
Tips for helping siblings feel included....
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Introduce them to people caring for your child
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Show them what to do or how to help with care or therapy
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Draw pictures for hospital rooms
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Make cassette tapes
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Send cards, pictures or letters
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Start a diary or journal.
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