Gina became a caregiver at a young age. By age 6, she was emotionally responsible for her mother, her brothers and herself, and she learned to mute her own needs for the sake of others. As an adult, she’s still shaking off the long-term effects of being parentified and learning to attend to her own human needs.

Information about Prader-Willi syndrome & additional resources:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32877518/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2360065/

https://www.pwsausa.org/

https://www.fpwr.org/

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