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“Disease may score a direct hit on only one member of a family, but shrapnel tears the flesh of the others.” quote by Betty Rollin
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“Disease may score a direct hit on only one member of a family, but shrapnel tears the flesh of the others.”

Betty Rollin

About This Quote

Source Interview: Health and Family, 1994

Illness affects one family member directly, but its emotional impact ripples, hurting everyone else.

In simple terms: Disease harms the whole family emotionally.

Key Takeaway

Support each other during illness.

Themes

family illness emotional impact

Mood

empathetic hopeful

Type

health family

When to use this quote

  • caregiving
  • family counseling
  • grief support

Key Concepts

psychology healthcare

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do you support loved ones in crisis?
  • What coping strategies help families?
A Different Perspective

Healing may be uneven across members.

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