So, how do I tell my family I'm dying?

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So, without going in to great detail at this moment, I have just told my partner how much time I have left, and now I have to tell my family. So, how do I do this? I was hoping I'd have 4 weeks up my sleeve until my next doctors appointment, but my partner snooped around too much and found out that something was very wrong - so I had to tell him... Now I just have to tell my aunt when she gets home...tonight. The funny thing is that they all thought I was a drug addict and didn't have cancer at all. If only that was the case. I'm just not sure how to tell her the gruesome truth.

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