Page "Virginia Satir" Paragraph 3

Virginia Satir was born 26 June 1916 in Neillsville, Wisconsin, the eldest of five children born to Oscar Alfred Reinnard Pagenkopf and Minnie Happe Pagenkopf.

When she was five years old, Satir suffered from appendicitis.

Her mother, a devout Christian Scientist, refused to take her to a doctor.

By the time Satir's father decided to overrule his wife, the young girl's appendix had ruptured.

Doctors were able to save her life, but Satir was forced to stay in the hospital for several months.