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[quote=Anonymous]I am sorry for your diagnosis, OP. My mother died of cancer when I was a teen, and I was diagnosed with (an unrelated) cancer when my kids were toddlers, so I have been through both sides of this. My words to you right now are to try to take it day to day and not to let your mind wander into "my kids will grow up without me." (Ativan can help nighttime wanderings of the brain!) There will be time for that later if need be (and hopefully you will not need to), but per your post you were just diagnosed and it probably all seems so very scary and overwhelming so try to focus on there here and now - how will you structure your days so you can get some good time with your kids despite the chemo/surgery side effects - make sure you surround yourself with lots of adult support so you can spend your good moments playing with your kids and not cleaning the bathroom (bc all that stuff still needs to get done!).  I found that once my treatment plan was underway, I could move a bit past the "what it's" and instead focus on living my normal, day to day life, just doing so with cancer. Your kids will want their lives as undisturbed as possible so the more you can keep things "as usual," the better. Good luck and I wish you the best![/quote]

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