Cancer - when someone you love has cancer

It's okay to have feelings
When someone you love gets sick, life can feel strange. When that sickness is cancer, it can mean that life will be different for a little while, or sometimes a longer time.

You may feel:




Afraid and scared - You may think that the person will die or that maybe you might 'catch' cancer.
There are different kinds of cancer and many ways to treat it nowadays.
Having cancer doesn't always mean that the person will die - many people do get better.
You can't catch cancer because it is not that kind of disease



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Angry - Someone you love has got cancer, and it's not
fair.
You may also feel angry that your life has changed.
Maybe you even feel angry that the sick person is getting all the attention, and no one seems to have time for you.




Guilty - You may worry that were not very kind to that
person at some time.
Someone getting cancer is not anyone's fault. Nothing that you said or did could have caused the cancer.
Feeling guilty will not help the one you love, but you could talk to someone you trust about your feelings if you are feeling really bad.




Lonely - Maybe your family is not getting out much any more.
Maybe the family just wants to be together, and you can't go over to friends' places or have them over with you.
Maybe friends seem to be avoiding you or leaving you out of things. This could be because they just don't know what to say to you.





Feeling mixed up inside is normal for people who are living through the long illness of someone they love.

Talk to trusted adults and friends about how you are feeling.
You are not alone. There are other kids who are in the same situation as you.
Maybe you could talk to a counsellor or your doctor too.

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