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Telling the kids...??!?!
Hi again Pink Sisters.
I'm heading in for double mastectomy this Thursday. I've previously posted a question re swimming post Latissimus Dorsi flap reconstruction - I'm just a few days away fr...
Be honest but don't give too much info - they're little and they won't understand anyway! I told my boys that I had to have a lump cut out of my boobie but that the hospital was going to make it all better again. I actually had a mastectomy and TRAM reconstruction so it took a while to get better! They knew to be gentle with me and that I couldn't do the sort of things with them that I used to for a little while. I was actually amazed how gentle and loving they were!
Good luck and we are here for you,
Louise x