HEy Beans I was angry as when I finished rt ... it is tough and you are right we don't need to be stoic about it. It depends where the rt is and how each person reacts, some handle it better than others and of course the media just want to clutch onto anything that suits them. My rt was not nice and I would be totally loathe to have to go back and do it all again. hugs Julie ... View more

Hi Rich What a wonderful attitude you have towards your situation. It is tough to have to share such things with kids but they are far better off knowing than not. We can always put things in age appropriate terms and until children reach a certain age they simply do not understand death at all. If anyone is in doubt I would urge them to contact a child psychologist or someone who at least has some formal knowledge in this area. I have almost finished reading Jim Stynes book and it was for me a wonderful read and the way he handled everything is the way that I have always hoped that I would be able to do things should things turn a bit nasty on me. Julie ... View more