Hi ive never experienced cancer with my family before so im needing advice. My sons Papa on his fathers side has been very poorly for years and recently been told he only has days left. My son is so close to him, they are literally best friends. Its been really hard but we have tried to be as open and honest as possible. My son is 10 and currently being assessed for autism and adhd, he struggles alot with words being literal and understanding life and social interactions. Im worried for him and wondering if anyone has any advice or ideas how i can help him cope and understand whats happening and how i can comfort him when the worst happens. His Papa is currently in a hospice my son isnt aware of that as yet due to being in lockdown i dont know if its something he needs to know or try to understand. Any help or advice please, i would be really grateful.
Hi and welcome to the Online Community, although I am sorry to see you finding us and so sorry to hear about the challenges you are facing.
I have no experience that can help you but talking with people who may be on the same type of journey can help a lot so can I direct you to our very supportive Carers only group.
Posting in this group will open up your concerns to a wider group of people who know exactly what you are going through at the moment.
Follow the link I've created, join the group, then hit ‘start a discussion’ and you are ready to go.
You could then copy and paste the information from this first post into your new discussion or you can also join in with existing ‘discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'.
All the best.
