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How to explain to a 9 year old about Breast Cancer
Hi Ladies,
I need some Advice my Husband and I have been talking openly about my bc at home but I've never really known how to approach it if my Daughter ever asked me about my bc, well it happ...
One bit of advice someone gave me was to ask the child what they think is going on. Sometimes kids pick up the weirdest notions and they don't tell an adult. Or they don't ask because they don't want to worry you. It's good to check they haven't been told something in the playground or got the wrong idea.
As long as life doesn't change too much kids are pretty resilient.