Fan Casting Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak in IT

His father died when Eddie was three years old. Eddie developed serious bronchitis two years later. As a result of this, Eddie's mother, Sonia, is extremely overprotective of her son. She does not allow him to do many things that the other children do and always makes sure that he is safe and well-protected. She is convinced Eddie is fragile and berates their doctors into giving him placebos, unknown to him, believing "it was better for a child [...] to think he was sick than to really get sick."