Newly diagnosed

Hi, Am so sorry you find yourself here. Its such a hard time and as well as your feelings juggling your familes feelings is so difficult. The first few days are so confusing and scary, but its good to cry. I was all over the place. Once you have your results and your specialist dicusses a treatment plan you will start to feel a bit more in control. Write down any questions you have. Ask for information about the type of cancer you have to be written down in detail as everything can go out of your head. The waiting for results is the worst so try and keep busy and do things you enjoy with your family. I have found it help full to meditate and also to have a matra that I say to myself. Sending big virtual hugs. Anna xx

There are some good things to help as booklets I just read that mentioned about talking to children. You can reach those booklets (downloadable) by going to the bottom of this page and clicking on Cancer information and support under 'More from us' which I found useful to explore. This is a page thet had some info too. :)

www.macmillan.org.uk/.../talking-to-children-and-teenagers

Thank you Netax2 and Tlania for your replies, I have read through the info and found it really helpful. I have now told my little boy and it went better than I expected, very relieved now that family who need to know now do and especially that my son wont hear it accidentally from someone else.

I am now panicking about whether it has spread and how they can be sure it hasn't. But I will write this all down and ask at next appointment. Having a plan will be really helpful for me, I'm hopeful that comes on Thursday.

Thanks again.