Advice

When a family member is ill, there’s lots of reasons why we can’t be there as much as we’d like … Read more

How do we handle special occasions when a loved one is unwell? It can be hard to know where to start… do we carry on as normal and pretend that everything is okay?

​In friendships there are times when one person has to support the other. There are times when your friend can’t always be the strong one for you. That’s what friendship is – riding the rough with the smooth – and hanging on in there even when it feels like really hard work.

We have gathered together some expert information and resources to help you work out how to share the facts with your children and to support them to understand what is happening.

Rochelle Bugg shares the things that made getting through significant dates such as Mothers’ Day and Christmas that little bit easier when someone at home is ill.

QUESTION My sister has Leukaemia and nobody understands how I feel; I don’t know how to talk to my friends … Read more

QUESTION My Dad has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. I feel so tired all the time and exhausted but … Read more

QUESTION I am so worried about my Mum and her cancer and what is going to happen to her. I … Read more