Frequently Asked Questions - Siblings

Siblings and parents share information and answer frequently asked questions about SIDS:

How do you answer the question, "How many brothers and/or sisters do you have?"

We post a Sibling Question to the SIDS List Server Discussion Area and on the SIDS Information Web Site every two weeks. Responses can be emailed to us at sidsnet1-at-sids-network-dot-org, attention, Jay Mihalko or posted to the SIDS List Server Discussion Area, attention, Jay Mihalko. We will then post the responses to this page of the web site. The responses are opinions and no one person is right or wrong. We do not need to include an individual's name or any other identifying factors unless the author requests to be identified in some way or they want their email address attached.

The question for the week of April 27 - May 11, 1997 was:

How do you answer the question, "How many brothers and/or sisters do you have?"

Responses are listed below. Please feel free to add a response by e-mailing sidsnet1-at-sids-network-dot-org,attention, Jay Mihalko. Please include the question, your response, and include in the subject line "FAQ - Siblings"

I tell people that I have one sister up in Heaven and one brother here with me. I miss her a lot and I wish she was here with me. I love my Chrislyn.

Brittney is too young to give you her answer, but I can tell you what she tells people that ask her how many brothers or sisters she has. She is quiet promt and blunt in telling them that she has two brothers, David and Ashley Conrad but David died, and mommy has a baby in her tummy. Yes, that is how she says it all one breathe. I must admit that she is a normal 5 year old, blunt and short on tact.

Even though my daughter is only two and a half, she will tell you she has two brothers in heaven. I think it is important not to under estimate a childs understanding because they are young. She was just two when her twin brothers were still born and she knew the boys did not come home and that there was much sadness in the house

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