Heather Erickson

Facing Cancer as a Parent Heather Erickson

Cancer turns the world upside down, not only for the patient but for their family as well. It can be the hardest on children who are thrust into a life of emotional turmoil. Facing cancer as a parent means balancing the needs of all family members while fighting for your life. How do you talk to children about their fears? How can you make coping with your cancer battle, easier for them? Where can you turn for support and help? How do you help them deal with feelings of sadness, anger and even guilt? What about grieving? Heather Erickson, the author of Facing Cancer as a Friend: How to Support Someone who has Cancer, shares the answers to these questions and more! Cancer doesn't have to steal your children's joy or their future. Concisely written, in Facing Cancer as a Parent: Helping Your Children Cope with Your Cancer, Heather shares the tools that have helped her, help her daughters as they faced their dad's terminal cancer. Cancer doesn't have to steal your children's joy or their future.