Theme: Siblings at End of Life

Siblings: Holding on to hope while also understanding death may happen. “The staff was worried she was too hopeful, unrealistic.”

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Siblings: Holding on to hope while also understanding death may happen. “The staff was worried she was too hopeful, unrealistic.”

The mother of a boy with severe neurological impairment and his pediatric palliative care doctor talk about how his sister held hope and unspoken acceptance. She kept her focus on what he was going to continue to do. … but that didn’t mean she didn’t understand that he might not be able to make it. ”There was no need for us to keep reminding her.”