Telling children, aged between 12-17 yrs, that you have cancer. Wisdom, comments and advice please.

  • Hello, a small introduction.

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hello,

    I lost my dad to cancer when I was 12. His illness was kept
    from me insomuch nobody spoke to me about his diagnosis, and when he died
    (three months after diagnosis) we didn’t speak about it. My mum and I shortly
    afterwards moved to another part of the UK. My coping mechanism was to bury
    everything, and get on with life. This mechanism was very successful until a
    few years ago. Now as an adult and as a mother…