My next stage
Hi Everyone,
Firstly it's amazing to read all of your stories and advice you give to each other. It's overwhelming the wealth of knowledge you all have and so reassuring and comforting that you can c...
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Hi Samantha,
my boys are 12 and 14 so may be a little older than yours. My husband and I have been very honest with telling them what is going on, however this has been done with a huge dose of humour. Not to belittle what I am going through but to try to make it easier for them to understand.
Prior to my mastectomy I was an 18DD so the boys referred to my boobs as my 'portable head pillows'! They were always a convenient pillow when they needed to have a nap when they were little! They now tell me that unfortunately one of them has been stuck with a pin and been deflated! Gotta love kids! As I had a skin sparring and nipple conserving mastectomy I do still have something there on my left side, so they really thinks it looks like a deflated baloon!
I would think that depending on age you will have to have some serious talks with them, however try to keep it simple but ultimately honest. I think that there are some great books out there that help in explaining cancer to younger children as well!
All the best
Therese