Ep60: Rockie Penta: Caregiver, Roommate, Best Friend

We are beginning a new podcast series, Sibling Advocacy, where we will be speaking with siblings about how they show up for their loved one with PWS, whether at the kitchen table, at school, in friend groups or government, or any place where their sibling may need them.  Today's episode, led by Elaine Towle, PWSA | USA Advocacy Specialist and mom to Jim (39, living with PWS), is with Rockie Penta. Rockie is the younger sibling of Victor Penta, a man well-known in the PWS community. Victor is on PWSA | USA's Adults with PWS Advisory Board and has traveled to DC to advocate for the PWS community.  Rockie shares how she speaks up for Victor when needed, sharing time with her parents to avoid burn out, how she navigated PWS growing up and what it looks like now to have him as a roommate and live-in uncle to her children. Spoiler alert, it seems to be going well! With a diagnosis as challenging as PWS can be, we hope families will find this episode, and this series, refreshing and insightful. Thank you to all the siblings advocating and showing up for their loved one with PWS!