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Thread: Terrified does not begin to get close to the emotion of having your child diagnosed with cancer. If that is you (and it has been me), I just wanted to share some of the things that helped me cope. #WorldCancerDay 
Step away from Google now. That way madness lies. Focus only on the facts (via your oncologist) of your particular case and the next step directly in front of you. The next blood test, the next chemo, not what might or might not happen in six month's time.
Some friends won't be able to bear your pain and will disappear. Some unexpected and brilliant sources of support will show up. Guide them in what you need - this is uncharted territory for most people. Ask them to listen without telling you 'it/he/she will be fine.'
Don't put pressure on yourself to be the perfect parent at all times. No one was ever improved by being under 50000 times more stress than normal, esp. when your heart is hanging on by a thread, so fearful about this being the last birthday, the last Christmas, the last anything.
Don't be afraid to take the joy where you find it. It can be difficult to imagine that you're ever going to laugh when your child is seriously ill, but you will and you should. Humour - even dark humour - replenishes us. There's always plenty of time to be wretched.
I wrote a book about my experience, Take My Hand, with my friend @pat_sowa, who lost her son to suicide. We've learnt a lot about surviving the darkest of times & we've tried to share all we've learnt in it. It's brought hope and comfort to lots of people. https://amzn.to/2xXqZH9
