New diagnosis

Hi Tatiana,

I think the ladies above have pretty much covered it! 

When we first told our kids, one of the first things I said was that I wasn't going to die....& that chemo (& all its side effects) was strong medicine to make Mum better.  With this fear gone I think they seem to deal with it easier & have been great over the last 6 months.

I involved the kids.....they came to chemo with me during the holidays so they knew what it involved. The other thing we did was make them my chief hairdressers to clipper my hair after it started falling out.

Just be honest with them & openly answer any questions. They wanted to see my scars & have heaps of fun using my prosthesis as a stress ball!

Best of luck Tatjana as your journey begins....sending big hugs your way, Jen x

(P.s. I spoke to the school too as I know kids can be cruel but the kids have all been great & make nice comments about my scarves!)