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Good morning Susan-
I too know exactly how you are feeling, as our girls were 5 and 7 when I was diagnosed in 2003. You should be able to have great treatment options, and you must already have a comfort level as your surgery is already scheduled....
If you're near Phila, Fox Chase had a great video on how to tell your children that you had cancer (they are always intuitive, and must already sense the anxiety level). Instinctively I knew what to say, but the video helped calm me that I was saying the right things....I think my girls have handled things remarkably well. Remember to assure them that cancer is not contagious (we had had chicken pox run through the family the year before), and I didn't want them thinking they could "catch" cancer from me!
Please keep us posted,
Shell
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