Breaking the News

1. To my children - this was one of my main concerns. How to tell them, how much to tell them, how to not break down when I tell them etc. Toby had a teacher last year who was ill and away from school for a while and when she came back, she had no hair, so I guess she went for chemo. I asked them if they remembered that teacher, and told them that I'm not well like that teacher and would be going for treatment to make me better. I told them that I needed them to behave and help out around the house. It went simpler than I expected; I tend to worry too much. They were sad initially and a bit lost. As weeks passed, they seemed to have accepted.
2. Boss - I sent a simple mail to my boss saying that I was diagnosed with cancer and requested to work from home for a while. She was very understanding and agreed, asking me to rest. I later met up with her and explained a bit more when I knew what treatment I was going for.
3. Office - I wanted to keep it low-key initially but I then I thought, I should give God the glory for all that He'd done, how our prayers were answered etc, so I started telling some. Not all though.
4. Smoking friend - I did a shock therapy over msn to a friend who smoked, trying to shock him into quitting. He said he'd try. Keep at it, HK!