If your mom, dad, or an adult close to you has cancer, this information is for you. Here you can read about what has helped other teens get through this tough time. Doctors, nurses, social workers, friends, and family are working hard to help your mom or dad get better. You are a very important part of that team, too.
In the weeks and months ahead, you may feel a whole range of emotions. Some days will be good, and things might seem like they used to. Other days may be harder. This information can help prepare you for some of the things you might face. It can also help you learn to handle living with a parent or relative who has cancer.
You may want to share this information with your mom, dad, brothers, and sisters. It might help you bring up something that has been on your mind. You could ask people in your family to read a certain section and then talk about it together. We’ve underlined medical words that may be new to you. If you click on the word, the definition will pop up.
open here please:
When your parent has cancer: A guide for teens - National Cancer Institute
guideline, pdf, 74 pages:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/When-Your-Parent-Has-Cancer.pdf
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