The 'glass child' label doesn't resonate with everyone, but this is what it means
ABC News Australia · Anna Chisholm ·
The term "glass child" doesn't resonate with everyone who has a sibling living with a chronic illness, mental illness or disability, but this is what it means.
As an adult, Samantha Hellams has realised how different some parts of her childhood were from those of her peers.
Ms Hellams's sister Alison lives with an intellectual disability, epilepsy and is also non-verbal, and the sound of her falling was often how the family knew she was having a seizure.
"We would all go running in the house every time we heard a thunk," Ms Hellams says.
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