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Rachel,
Your sisters are still young. Dealing with illness can be very hard for us old foggies, but for you youngsters, it is even harder. Kids your age still think they are immortal. I say these things as I have a daughter who will be going off to college next year. I also have a special needs son. I see how my daughter has a hard time dealing with illness. Not that she does not care, but 1) other than her brother she has not been around it very much and knock wood so far none of her friends have been affected. She does not know HOW to deal with it, 2) she gets scared and feels that if she tells the person having problems that she is scared she will not be a help to them but a hinderance. She has not yet learned that saying your are scared for someone can let them know that you care for them (I sure hope this is coming out in English, as I know what I am trying to say, but to say it on a keyboard does not always come out clear).
KD sisters across the country are here to give support as long as they know what is happening. My father had a stoke in April (while I was at an AA meeting). I let my online sisters know how scared I was about my dad. The support was over whelming! Hopefully you will stay in through initiation, hopefully our BS can help to make the rest of the chapter understand what is happening.
Good luck
DaffyKD
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