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    Emotional concerns

    Juvenile myositis touches the lives of every family member, and there’s no way to predict how everyone will respond. Changes happen daily in all families-children grow and begin to assert their independence, parents change jobs and responsibilities. These changes affect everyone, but chronic illness has a greater impact than most changes.

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    How can parents help ease or avoid potential emotional issues?

    Coping with myositis as a family

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