Theme: Extended Family and Friends

Most of my attention went to my daughter, not my granddaughter.

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Most of my attention went to my daughter, not my granddaughter.

A grandmother of a little girl with Gaucher Type 2 shares how she experienced the deep sadness and found her role in supporting the family: supporting her daughter and son-and-law but not trying to manage everything.

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