How Should Children Be Told That a Parent Has Cancer?
Yes they should always be told. They need to know to understand why thier parent is ill. They are very understanding and can be very helpful durring the treatment. I know my 2 kids were very upset at first when I told them I was diagnosed but they recover quickly from the initial shock and then were very supportive.
11 months ago
My brother and I were told as soon as our mother found out she had breast cancer. She needed our support, even though we were very young, she needed to know that we understood that she was ill, and needed our help and support. We were with her every step of the way!!!
9 months ago
This is a tough question for me to answer because on march 10,2008 i was diagnosed with vulvar cancer see i am a married mother of 3 kids ages 12,11,and 6 this was my second bout with cancer in my life the first time it was alot easier to deal with i had no kids that relied on me. My kids know that i had hodgkins disease when i was 15 only because i have alot of late effects from radiation i have heart problems lung problems , i had a heart attack and stroke 3/9/03 i was in a coma for 16days my kids saw me go through all that and that was hard on them and they still arent completly ok from that so when i was diagnosed with vulvar cancer in march my husband and i decided that we would wait till after i had my surgery to see if it had spread to my lymphnodes and if it had spread that we would tell the kids because i would have to go through chemo. But if it didnt spread we would not tell them as i would not have to go through more treatments. They knew i had surgery obviously and by the grace of god the cancer didnt' spread and so no chemo is needed at this time so what i am saying is it depends on the situation and if you feel your children can handle it and i know my children would have been devastated if they knew and that would have hurt me more then anything i dont like lying or keeping secrets from my kids but in this case i had to. I am sorry if this offendes anybody but this is my story and what i felt was in the best interest of my children. kat
6 months ago
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