Bereaved sibling support
Harvey Hext Trust- Memory boxes and memory bears Bereaved siblings. When Elizabeth became poorly last May (2017) we were very honest with the children upon diagnosis. We told them the tumour had been removed but that she would intensive chemotherapy. We also made them aware that the doctors would do everything they could to make Elizabeth better but that she may not be cured, and the cancer might come back. We also discussed how the chemotherapy would make her very poorly and it would mean I would be spending a lot of time in hospital. Ella understood the most I think, and all the children understood to a certain point, they were also very concerned and always commented on how brave she was! The children particularly hated her daily injections (GCSF) in between chemotherapy to help bring her blood counts back up ready for the next dose of chemotherapy. Elizabeth always cried, and I usually had a little panic before I gave it! However, Eliza...