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youngatheart
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Re: Telling children about medical situations

11/16/06 03:19 PM

I'm right there with you.

My ex had a lot of health problems starting when DD was 1 year old, and I was pregnant with DS. They carry on into today, and he is "permanently disabled". He has medical issues all the time, and is pretty open with the kids because his pain is evident. Well, and that is the excuse he uses for everything.

However, I have always struggled with female issues, and now I'm going in next week (day before Thanksgiving, thank you very much) for a biopsy of my cervix. It is scary.

My kids have also been through hell over the last 18 months...their paternal grandmother being diagnosed with terminal cancer, our divorce, me moving out of our marital home, my dad being hospitalized and then dying, their dad moving out of the marital home, changing schools, and my son's best friend dying.

Should I have cancer? I will have to be honest with them. But upbeat honest. I hide the pain from them really well. Neither one of them have guess how much I'm hurting, and I have been able to scramble schedules so they don't know about the doctors appointments. But, when a diagnosis is made, they have to know, and know what the treatment is.

I think the same is true in your case...you sit on your emotions and fear until a diagnosis is made, THEN you go to your daughter with tons of informations, and preferably a support group for her. Be upbeat, and keep her involved without scaring her. Arm her with information, and let her find her way.

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Telling children about medical situations	inlovensane	11/16/06 06:37 AM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	asurvivor	11/17/06 12:56 PM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	Patrice	11/17/06 04:07 PM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	Miranda	11/17/06 06:54 PM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	inlovensane	11/20/06 06:06 PM
MRI	inlovensane	11/21/06 12:48 PM
Re: MRI	asurvivor	11/22/06 12:05 PM
Re: MRI	inlovensane	11/22/06 01:10 PM
Re: MRI	focusedon2	11/23/06 09:00 PM
Re: MRI	rocketgirl	11/22/06 07:44 PM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	BB1	11/16/06 03:33 PM
and ps	BB1	11/16/06 03:35 PM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	youngatheart	11/16/06 03:19 PM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	inlovensane	11/17/06 09:38 AM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	inlovensane	11/16/06 03:38 PM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	Gecko	11/16/06 04:44 PM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	matart1	11/16/06 03:04 PM
Re: Telling children about medical situations	inlovensane	11/16/06 03:14 PM

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