title: The Other Child: A Parent's Guide
author:  Rachel A Ormsby 
description: Rachel Ormsby is a wife, mother of two, aerospace engineer, and has earned her second Dan (black belt) in taekwondo with her son Nathan. When not running a household, she develops science hardware for the space program. This has included experiments on the Space Shuttle looking for new treatments for cancer, a cure for deafness and new ways to treat bone disease. Most recently she has worked on a bone densitometer for the International Space Station. She is the author of many scientific publications and co-holder of a patent. Rachel is the mother of Nathan and Kate. She is also the author of ..Learning to Dance in the Rain: A Parents Guide to Neuroblastoma Diagnosis, Treatment and Beyond. Nathan was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma in August of 2006 when he was three and Kate was just 1 year-old. When Nathan was diagnosed, she extended a planned maternity leave from her engineering career by an additional 7 years to care for Nathan and Kate. She has been married to her husband, Scott, since 1992.
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  Contents
  
  [Cover](kindle:embed:0002?mime=image/png)
  
  [Title Page](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_000.html#filepos239)
  
  [Chapter One: The Child from
  Hell](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_002.html#filepos5334)
  
  [Chapter Two: Awaiting
  Aimee](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_003.html#filepos14744)
  
  [Chapter Three: A
  Challenge](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_004.html#filepos32969)
  
  [Chapter Four: ‘I Want
  Biscuits’](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_005.html#filepos54332)
  
  [Chapter Five: Severe
  Neglect](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_006.html#filepos78105)
  
  [Chapter Six: ‘I’ll Tell Me
  Mum!’](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_007.html#filepos100892)
  
  [Chapter Seven: Should Have Done
  More](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_008.html#filepos123257)
  
  [Chapter Eight: Meeting
  Susan](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_009.html#filepos142875)
  
  [Chapter Nine: ‘He’s
  Horrible’](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_010.html#filepos164304)
  
  [Chapter Ten: Poor Role
  Models](Another_Forgotten_Child_split_011.html