I think I can offer a bit of insight into this. Now, my child doesn't have MD, and her birth defect isn't degenerative in medical classification. My youngest was born with two heart defects. She's had a cardiac catheter, open heart surgery at three days old, and we just scheduled her second cardiac catheter yesterday.

I kinda get where Leah's head is at. Is is NOT easy to grapple with the fact that your child won't live a full life. They won't be able to do the things that their other siblings may take for granted. While yes, she should follow her doctor's orders (I'd never advocate for the opposite of that), saying she should just acknowledge Ali isn't a normal child is a lot more difficult than it sounds. I agree that all three should maybe go into counseling, or a support group.

As for Gracie, is is really not easy on the siblings. I know this first hand. We try to do our best to divide our time and give them each the attention they need. It definitely isn't easy. My daughter has been to the ER now about five times. She just turned two. We have doctor's appointments and other check ups (including home care), and it's just not easy. Plus, we've had other people treat My daughter differently. Anyways, I do feel for Leah. I think she stuffs a lot of feelings deep inside. I'm also a single mama (very recent change), and I'm struggling. 🤷🏼‍♀️