Imogen was 8yrs old when she was told, ’Your mum has leukaemia.’

2024-08-05

How do you tell a child their parent has cancer? What words do you use...when? There's plenty of help on the internet. But what about the real world? What is it like to be a child and hear those words? Is there any advice for all of us who may have to sit a child down and tell them at some point? Imogen was just eight years old when that happened to her. Now 17 she has plenty to say about how the experience shaped her view of the future, how the lack of empathy in schools let her down and the ...

How do you tell a child their parent has cancer? What words do you use...when?

There's plenty of help on the internet. But what about the real world? What is it like to be a child and hear those words? Is there any advice for all of us who may have to sit a child down and tell them at some point?

Imogen was just eight years old when that happened to her. Now 17 she has plenty to say about how the experience shaped her view of the future, how the lack of empathy in schools let her down and the tricky world of social media.

But in this, the first of two parts, what do you say to a child on that day and how do you build a new life around them? Imogen has been there and tells us now...

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