Jennifer's children did not want to be away from her, in case something happened.
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And then when my kids had a tough time, because they were young, and they had had no experience with any health issues with friends or family in the past, and, you know, they, it shook them, they had issues returning to like sleepovers, because they didn’t want to be away in case something happened to me. And that was really tough on me, knowing that, you know, it was my fault that my kids felt this way. And I felt guilty for having put them through it, and for them having this response.
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