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Someone I Love Has Cancer
Paperback
Series: The Someone I Love
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 7 2026
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.12 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Alex's big sister has cancer. Join Alex as he learns about cancer, navigates his emotions, and adjusts to the new 'normal' in his family. Overview:
Having someone you love diagnosed with cancer is extremely difficult. Everyone faces their own unique emotions, circumstances, situations, and struggles when this happens.
The situation is even more complicated when there are children involved. You are not only navigating your own emotions, but also theirs. Add on another layer of complication when it comes to explaining cancer to them.
Sometimes it is difficult to have the conversation about what cancer is, what it could mean, or how this will change life. This book is meant to be a support to either begin, guide, or continue conversations. This book is meant to be a support, while also including a page of ideas for your child to connect with their loved one.
Caregiver Connections:Aiming to help guide caregivers in language to use (or questions to ask) their child as they read through this book, caregiver connections are mentioned on specific pages. Suggestions for questions to ask on these pages to encourage conversation are included at the end of the story.About the Author:
A Certified Child Life Specialist with a Masters of Science in Thanatology (grief, bereavement, death, and dying), Jessica Van Voorhis is trained in child development, and has been working with children in the hospital environment for about a decade. This includes working within pediatric facilities and emergency departments, but also within adult hospitals.
It was here she saw a truth many families face: it is extremely hard to talk to children about cancer. To guide and ease these conversations, Alex and his story were created to help children and adults alike.
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