You talked… and we listened! Welcome to your own section on The Sib Spot! These pages and messages are for you… siblings who are ages 12 through 15. Be sure to check these special Sib Spot features created just for you – and then check back each month to see new stuff added from the mail you send in!
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“I like to make people laugh, especially my sister. So last year when she was 9 years old and had two tubes implanted in her chest to feed medicine through, we decided to name the protruding limp objects immediately. “The red one” and “the white one” was hardly original. After days of meticulous pondering, we were struck by a wave of brilliance! We officially dubbed the tubes MAC and CHEESE! We made every nurse, doctor, volunteer, and visitor learn those names. It had to be “Can I see Cheese, please?” Rather than tiptoeing around the subject of the tubes, we could confront it and laugh. No longer am I capable of consuming macaroni and cheese with a straight face! Life stinks sometimes, and laughter is my way of dealing with it.”
-Janie B.
“I had to prepare dinner for myself more, and I saw my parents less. I spent a lot of time at the hospital and often went to bed before my parents got home.”
-Alison M.
“Seventh grade is a blur, but I learned so much that year in terms of life experience.”
-Colleen
“Don’t stop doing your everyday high school routine even though it’s hard to do. Yeah, you my have to cut some parts out but try and still attend practices or spend time with your friends. This may be the best type of therapy for you to help deal with the situation.”
-Taylor
“An 8th grader’s perspective on life is often small and insignificant. Most of these kids seem to think the world revolves around them and their lives; being popular, having friends, good grades and moving on to high school. In their minds, there are no bigger issues. The ever expanding universe seems frivolous in their lives. Living through my sister’s AML gave me a perspective that set me apart from my peers. It became more difficult to take 8th grade and high school issues seriously. A maturity gap formed between me and other kids my age. I learned so much from this time.”
-John
