As a family we've been on a rollercoaster for over 5 years now. Initial diagnosis of Stage 3 breast cancer, then stage 4, and in June 2019 we were given a prognosis of 'weeks to months' life expectancy.
We're still here 7 months later, but recently her health has taken a turn for the worse and I'm in the process of trying to mentally and emotionally approach communicate all this with my 7 year old.
He's a very smart kid. He knows his mum is extremely ill. But we haven't had 'death' discussions yet. The thought of him imagining a life without his mum fills me with overwhelming sadness.
It's possible that his mum will be too sad, unwilling to have this conversation, and it might be left to me.
Anyone have any useful advice about telling a 7 year old this type of news?
Hi both
I'm sorry to see that you're both in the same predicament of wanting to know how to discuss cancer and the prospect of losing someone to a child.
I don't know whether you've already seen this but, if not, you might find this information from Macmillan on how to talk to children about cancer helpful.
Sending virtual hugs to you both
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