New diagnosis

not an easy thing--but i too avoided the 'cancer ' word until after surgery and when my treatment--radiation and medication -was decided on.  i used 'growth' and this was useful as it gave me a bit of time to get over some the shock etc --older kids can google and younger ones can take on fears so i kept it brief and 'real'--positive but would say if i felt tired etc and i did rest more so i wanted --i did let both schools know --and my kids worked it out in their own way--the youngest not talking to me but talked to friends mother and felt supported by school friends; really kids are very connected with thier own lives and this worked for me as i didnt want them overly worried about me.  Thismonth marks my 6 month anniveresery so we have got some long weekends organised and longer holidays planned--need to get back to fun and this is something that is our focus and looking forward to --good luck