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Mummy’s Lump can help By Sarah Johnson Unable to understand why Mum’s suddenly so tired or sad even the youngest child is aware of the upset a serious illness in the family causes. Mummy’s Lump is a reassuring story that helps to explain to confused children, like characters Jack and Elly, about breast cancer and its treatment, including going into hospital and hair loss. Suitable for any family who needs to talk about this tough subject the free publication uses simple words and pictures children under six will easily understand. Unsure The book’s author, Gillian Forrest, a consultant child psychiatrist, was diagnosed with breast cancer when her children were five and seven. Gillian said, “Even though I’m an experienced child psychiatrist, I was very unsure how to talk to my children about my diagnosis. “Nobody asked if I had any problems with explaining what was happening to my children, everything was focused on my condition. “I was in a great state of anxiety about the children, how to tell them and what to say.” To help other parents facing the same problem she decided to write the book, illustrated by Sarah Garson.
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TELLING CHILDREN, especially when they’re very young, that Mummy has breast cancer can be extremely difficult.
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