Hello Lucy85 (I'm a Lucie too!) and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

Poor you I am so sorry to hear about your diagnosis at a time when you should be focusing on your wedding preparations. It's such a shame too that it already had to be rescheduled because of Covid. As you've only just been diagnosed you must be going through a whirlwind of emotions at the moment but you've come to the right place to meet other ladies who have been in your position before and I hope that they will be along shortly to talk to you about their own breast cancer journey. I did read a really inspirational thread this morning by [@Scottielass]‍ who has come out the other side of her cancer journey and who would be a good person for you to talk to. You can read her story here and feel free to respond if you wish. 

It can seem really difficult to have to talk to children about cancer but luckily our little ones are often more resilient than we think. It's a good idea I think to talk to them before treatment starts to best prepare them ahead of your chemotherapy sessions. There is some useful information on this page on how to talk to children about cancer. It also mentions helpful resources such as books that you may use with them. I hope that you will also hear from the personal experiences of other parents here who have also had to have this difficult conversation before.

I wish you the very best for your treatment. I hope it all goes smoothly for you and that you can look forward to a lovely wedding which is hopefully still happening in August. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hello Lucy85 (I'm a Lucie too!) and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

Poor you I am so sorry to hear about your diagnosis at a time when you should be focusing on your wedding preparations. It's such a shame too that it already had to be rescheduled because of Covid. As you've only just been diagnosed you must be going through a whirlwind of emotions at the moment but you've come to the right place to meet other ladies who have been in your position before and I hope that they will be along shortly to talk to you about their own breast cancer journey. I did read a really inspirational thread this morning by [@Scottielass]‍ who has come out the other side of her cancer journey and who would be a good person for you to talk to. You can read her story here and feel free to respond if you wish. 

It can seem really difficult to have to talk to children about cancer but luckily our little ones are often more resilient than we think. It's a good idea I think to talk to them before treatment starts to best prepare them ahead of your chemotherapy sessions. There is some useful information on this page on how to talk to children about cancer. It also mentions helpful resources such as books that you may use with them. I hope that you will also hear from the personal experiences of other parents here who have also had to have this difficult conversation before.

I wish you the very best for your treatment. I hope it all goes smoothly for you and that you can look forward to a lovely wedding which is hopefully still happening in August. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator