When Someone You Love Has Cancer

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>When someone close to you is dying children often feel scared confused and unsure how to express their emotions.</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Without gentle guidance they may hold in their grief and believe it's not okay to talk about what's happening.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Someone You Love Has Cancer: Lily and Zach Learn About Grief</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Lily Zach Felix and Oscar with the guidance of Gramma Kate and the courage of Uncle John learn about the challenges of stage 4 cancer. </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The story shows how adults can support children through the emotional rollercoaster of illness and loss and how love and memories endure even in the face of such adversity.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Using the comforting imagery of lighthouses nature and shared stories this heartfelt story is a beacon of hope. I</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>t helps children understand cancer and grief in an age-appropriate way </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>offering reassurance hope and a safe space for healing conversations.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Someone You Love Has Cancer</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a gentle and realistic story for </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>children aged 6-12.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Ideal for families navigating illness and death teachers supporting students through grief and therapists helping children build emotional resilience and understanding.</span></p><p></p><h3><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Social Skill Themes Explored:</strong></h3><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>✅ Understanding what cancer is and what treatment looks like</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>✅ Talking openly about grief and mixed emotions</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>✅ Finding comfort in memories and symbols of love</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>✅ Normalizing sadness anger and confusion during illness</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>✅ Learning resilience when facing sickness and death in the family</span></p><p></p>