Hi Rebeccanptthisyear, 

I am so so sorry about your diagnosis and it is incredibly hard to find the right words to talk to young children like yours about the diagnosis or to know how much to tell them, whether to tell them about the prognosis. It's difficult to know what to do and I would say too that it is important to do what feels right for you and your family, that there isn't necessarily one way to broach the subject that will work for everyone. You will find some helpful resources and some guidance on our website on talking to children about cancer which I hope you will find useful and if you wanted to talk things through with our cancer nurses, you can give them a call on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their free helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

This question has come up many times before on our forum and I hope that you will hear from others here who have been in a similar place before and that they will pop by and share with you their experience of talking to children about their diagnosis. 

Best of luck for the start of your treatment I hope that it goes well and if you ever feel you need to reach out to others who understand what you are going through, I just wanted you to know that the forum is always there for you at any time of day or night. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator