One of the many unique challenges that young women with breast cancer face is raising young children.
Right away when a mom is diagnosed, throughout treatment, following treatment and if facing metastatic illness, they are faced with the task of communicating with their children about the impending changes.
Children are amazingly resilient and with the right information, attention and support, children can learn to cope with a cancer diagnosis in the family and the significant impact it may have on their daily lives.
Talking To Your Kids About Breast Cancer: A Guide for Parents
Child life specialist Morgan Livingstone paired up with Rethink to create this resource for how to talk to your children about breast cancer. Full of great tips, this guide will help you navigate some of the obstacles you might run into when speaking to your children about your diagnosis. Also available in French.
Talking To Kids About Metastatic Breast Cancer
Navigating metastatic or stage 4 breast cancer presents its own set of unique needs and challenges, especially when it comes to communicating this disease to family members. This new book, written by Child Life Specialist Morgan Livingstone, offers tools and tips for creating a healthy environment by talking to children openly and honestly about all stages of MBC, from diagnosis, through treatment and end of life.
