Her grandma has cancer and i'm looking for a book that will help her understand. Havent found a book that has the grandma having it.. Only mom and dads. Any help on how to explain or books that would help would be greatly appreciated.
2006-12-09 07:49:30 · 5 answers · asked by Concernedmom 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
To Explain something as scary as Cancer, you dont need books. Just tell that kid that her Grandma is not well and she is suffering and teach her Love, cos' when she would show that to her Grandma... Even she would feel better, instead if you teach that baby what Cancer is then she might land up asking question(innocently) to that old lady, who would die before her death!!!
2006-12-09 08:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by E minor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to write one, this may not help you tell your daughter now, but it may help other parents in your position.
I would go with the book about the mum having cancer if you cant find a grandma book, she is a mum after all.
If you dont think its an appropriate book, tell her the truth about what the cancer is and what medicine grandma will have. Obviously you have to do it age appropriate so she will understand. When my 6 year old daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia, we started with her blood was sick and she would have to have some very strong medicine that would make her feel sick but it would make her blood better. But with in a week of chemo, she wanted to know it all so we told her truthfully that it was cancer. You may be surprised at how well she understands. Good luck to grandma, hope she gets better.
2006-12-09 17:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by lividuva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sympathies to you and your family during this difficult time. I am a mom and we have had to explain death, diabetes, cancer and chronic illnes to our children too. It is a very hard thing to do. This is a very informative website and has a lot of resources. Good luck and God bless.
I hope these will help. They are taken from the website listed in the source section.
The Paper Chain by Claire Blake, Eliza Blanchard, Kathy Parkinson.
Ages 3-8. Young sons and a mom with unspecified cancer, a story about how it all works out. Mom surviving at end.
Mira's Month by Deborah Weinstein-Stern.
Ages 4-8. 4 yr old Mira copes with mom’s cancer, visits to hospital etc.
Saying Good-bye to Grandma by Jane Resh Thomas, Marcia Sewall.
Ages 4-9. Seven year old girl goes to grandma’s funeral with parents; discovers good family time.
2006-12-09 16:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by blondiechickadee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family went through the same thing. It was hard because their verbal skills aren't that developed yet and it hard for them to understand.
My nephew understood when he cut his finger we had and to take him to the doctor to make him better. He needed stitches for his "bo bo" . We used the same situation. We just explained that grandma had a "bo bo" that the doctor could not help. Eventually he understood the basics and he knew that one day Grandma wasn't going to be with us anymore, but she will still love him. We just had to use language and words that he understood.
2006-12-09 16:06:10 · answer #4 · answered by cajun24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just use the book that explainsit childappropriate and just explain to her that grandma has that. personally i would just tell her grandma is sick and needs lots of extra love from her so she isn't burdend with pain at that young age
2006-12-09 16:00:51 · answer #5 · answered by germanygirl_us 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋