Hello,
My husband has just been diagnosed at Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer, we are waiting to hear about treatment and prognosis (we know it is non-curable, but could he have years?). So we are waiting to get all the facts before we tell our teenage boys aged 15 and 17 years and family.
However, my question is, is this the right approach or should we start to sow the seed (as our consultant suggested) in terms of saying Dad is having some tests done at the moment, waiting to hear etc vs telling them everything (but trying to keep it light touch) in one go?
Would welcome anyone's advice or experience of this.
Many thanks, take care, Helen
Hello Helen (Bells25)
This is a hard one and we are all different, and some children can already sense something is amiss. My children found out by default as I ended up in hospital and they guessed why I was there!
Here's a link to our guide on the subject - I hope this helps
I wish you well with this and if I can do anything else for you please do let me know.
Best wishes - Brian.
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