Hi all
My dad is currently receiving immunotherapy for stage 3 skin cancer. He's feeling very unwell, physically and emotionally. I want to be able to help, however I live 2 1/2 hours away, have 2 young kids and work full time so I'm not able to visit as much as I'd like.
Does anyone have any suggestions of things I can do to help support him and my mum? And show that I care?
Thanks so much
X
Hi KmhTA
I am sure your parents would want more that anything else you to be looking after their grand children. However they may appreciate a text message or even a letter to let them know you are thinking about them.
Many cancer patients choose not to talk about cancer, I spent some hours in the chemotherapy suite with my wife and I think we managed to put everything right in the whole world.
How old are your children? Unless they are very young I am sure they will have picked up on a degree of tension and it might help to look at Talking to children and teenagers as a fertile imagination can easily make them feel much worse than there is any need to be.
<<hugs>>
Steve
Hi Steve
Thanks so much for your response, that's really helpful. My children are 4 and 2. The 4 year old has asked a few questions about why Grandpa's ill, so I'll be sure to read the link you shared.
Thank you 
Kate
