Hi, my dad was diagnosed with mouth cancer in the summer & unfortunately it has spread to his neck near the spine & is inoperable. He’s been given months. I live 2hrs away from him so it’s so hard to support him & my mum, especially with Covid. We live in a tier 4 area. I have 2 children & they know grandad has cancer & that it spread but they don’t know it’s terminal. Any ideas when I should tell them this? They are 9 & 12. I’m kind of thinking leave it until as late as possible.
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Hi and welcome to the community, although sorry to hear about your dad. We have a very supportive group here you may like to look at, Supporting Someone with Incurable Cancer . There you will find others in similar situations looking after loved ones and may be able to offer support and advice. As regards talking to your children, Macmillan has information which may help, if you click this link Talking to Children and teenagers. Best wishes.
