INFORMING JARED

WELL, THE TIME HAS COME TO INFORM JARED ABOUT HIS MAMA'S CONDITION. HE CAME IN FROM SCHOOL YESTERDAY, AND AFTER A SNACK, A ROMP IN THE PARK AND SOME VIDEO TIME, JUST TURNED TO ME AND SAID, "NANA, TELL ME ABOUT CANCER". WELL, I HOPE I HID MY "DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS" LOOK FROM HIM, AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE WANTED TO KNOW. HE ASKED QUESTIONS LIKE, HOW SICK DO YOU GET, CAN THE MEDICINE FIX IT, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I DID NOT ASK HIM IF IT WAS CONCERNED WITH HIS MOM, I AM SURE NO ONE HAS SAID TO HIM THAT SHE HAS CANCER. AFTER A BIT, HE WENT ON WITH HIS VIDEO GAME, AND THAT WAS THAT. FORTUNETLY, WE HAD ALREADY SPOKEN WITH A CHILD ADVOCATE CONCERNING INFORMING HIM THE RIGHT WAY, AND SHE HAD MANY GOOD SUGGESTIONS. BOBBIE AND HER MARTIN HAVE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO HIM. HE IS A TRUSTING AND CONFIDENT CHILD AND I THINK HE WILL BE OKAY WITH THE INFORMATION. ALSO, YESTERDAY, MY MARTIN AND I HAD TO GO TO A CLASS TO LEARN HOW TO CARE FOR A PERMANENT LINE, (THE LINE WHERE THE CHEMO GOES). HOW TO DRESS AND CHANGE THE DRESSING, HOW TO CARE FOR THE HEP LOCK AND HOW TO FLUSH THE LINE EVERY DAY. I THINK I WILL BE VERY BUSY FROM NOW ON! OUR DEAR BRETHEREN FROM THE CHURCH ARE ANXIOUS TO GET OUR HOUSE BACK TOGETHER SO WE CAN HAVE A ROOM FOR HER WHEN SHE GETS HOME. IT IS SO GOOD TO HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT! I AM OFF TO WAL MART NOW TO GET FABRIC TO MAKE SOME "DINNER CATCHERS", YOU KNOW, SOME BIBS SO THAT BOBBIE CAN KEEP FROM SPILLING ON HER PRETTY GOWNS. DAD ALSO GOT HER SOME SIPPY CUPS- SHE SAYS THAT SHE FEELS LIKE A BABY, BUT SHE IS MY BABY AND THAT IS FINE WITH ME! LOVE, ME