Resources
Sibling Resource Networks
| Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma brain tumors impact the ENTIRE family, not just the patient. Siblings, especially, often report feelings of loneliness, desolation, despair, and neglect when another sibiling is diagnosed and being treated. This section is dedicated to the thousands of siblings who 'fly under the radar' during this stressful time and recognizes that the siblings need to know that they are not alone in their journey through the PLGA experience. |  |
Support groups for siblings of PLGA patients are a great way to help other children in the family remember that they are not alone and that their feelings are shared by many others too. Some examples are:
| Organization | Description |
|---|---|
| Siblings Resources | |
| SuperSibs |
Our goal is to reach out to the brothers and sisters of over 12,600 children in the U.S. and Canada who are diagnosed with cancer each year. Through our work, these siblings will feel valued, validated, heard, supported and delighted as recipients of SuperSibs! services and as participants in SuperSibs! activities. |
| We Can Siblings |
When a child is fighting a brain tumor the parents are stressed, the patient is ill and - well - what about the brothers and sisters? This resource supports siblings of cancer patients so that they too can find comfort and support from other children just like themselves. |
Editors note: The PLGA Foundation has provided these connections as a service to our readership. We are entirely a third party to these entities and therefore do not endorse any one site. If you have other resources to recommend, please email us at contact@fightplga.org.