[Margerie]

My kids were 2, 4 and 6 when I was diagnosed. We told them they found "bad cells" in my breast and the doctors were going to get rid of them with medicine and surgery. I was so worried about how the news and the treatment would effect them, but they were troopers. I think they pick up on fear and uncertainty and my dear hubby and I sure could put on an act for them. We also tried to keep routines as normal as possible for them.

We did not use the term "cancer" for a long time. Three years later, they all know I had and beat breast cancer.