Hi there ...

I'm so sorry your having to deal with this so young ... cancer doesn't care .... it's crule ...

I thought I'd add to Lucie great advice ... as I had 2 little grandkids when I was diagnosed... we used gentle honesty with them... told them nanny was very poorly ... and the Drs were going to TRY to make me better.... we answered questions, which were few, honestly but in simple terms ... I think it helped them ... when my granddaughter saw my masectomy scar, by accident ... she yelled " nanny how are you gonna feed babies now"  so there is light, even at times like this ... that was in 2017 ... 

Last year their sister who was 18 developed acute myeloid leukaemia.... we had to again be gently honest and explain how she may loose her hair ... and she would feel very tired as the things that were trying to make her better, would do this for a while ...  

When she asked me if l was going to die, I said if I did ... I'd be the star next to the bright one that's my mummys star... as I miss her ... and we could look down and still see her ... 

I think if done gently and they know it's o.k to cry or smile or worry sometimes it's o.k ... so if they see us with emotion , they can show emotion to ... it's a hard road but holding their little hands will help them more then you know ... they are far braver then us adults ... they can cry and ten minutes later go play .. 

There are books out there ... look on where Lucie suggested.... reach out and I think McMillan have a few books too ... fingers crossed you kick cancers butt ... lots do ... Chrissie x

Hi there ...

I'm so sorry your having to deal with this so young ... cancer doesn't care .... it's crule ...

I thought I'd add to Lucie great advice ... as I had 2 little grandkids when I was diagnosed... we used gentle honesty with them... told them nanny was very poorly ... and the Drs were going to TRY to make me better.... we answered questions, which were few, honestly but in simple terms ... I think it helped them ... when my granddaughter saw my masectomy scar, by accident ... she yelled " nanny how are you gonna feed babies now"  so there is light, even at times like this ... that was in 2017 ... 

Last year their sister who was 18 developed acute myeloid leukaemia.... we had to again be gently honest and explain how she may loose her hair ... and she would feel very tired as the things that were trying to make her better, would do this for a while ...  

When she asked me if l was going to die, I said if I did ... I'd be the star next to the bright one that's my mummys star... as I miss her ... and we could look down and still see her ... 

I think if done gently and they know it's o.k to cry or smile or worry sometimes it's o.k ... so if they see us with emotion , they can show emotion to ... it's a hard road but holding their little hands will help them more then you know ... they are far braver then us adults ... they can cry and ten minutes later go play .. 

There are books out there ... look on where Lucie suggested.... reach out and I think McMillan have a few books too ... fingers crossed you kick cancers butt ... lots do ... Chrissie x