Pediatrics

The Untold Burden: One in Seven Americans Lose a Parent or Sibling Before the Age of 20

Published in Cancer Weekly, April 6th, 2010

More Americans are grappling with the childhood loss of parents and siblings than may be commonly thought - and its impact is immense and spans well into adulthood, according to the results of a groundbreaking survey released here today by Comfort Zone Camp, the nation's largest non-profit provider of childhood bereavement camps.

Of the 1,006 adults age 25 and over surveyed, more than one in seven (15%) reported losing a parent (11%) or sibling (5%) before turning 20.

The impact of such loss can be profound. Among adults who lost a parent growing up, more than half (57%) said they would trade a year of their life for one more day with their parent,...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-04-06)

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