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myLot reputation of 80/100. grandkids08 (229)   ranked 4,099 out of 35,182 in people3 years ago

How do you tell a child about death that will happen soon?? We are raising our grandaughter that is 9 years old and is mentally challenged.. since our daughter who has been sick for 3 months doesnt have much time to be here on earth, she has cancer.. our grandaughter is very close to her mom, and she doesnt have the heart to tell her daughter about not having much time on earth.. what would be you advice to handle our grandaughter?? should her mom tell her or have a therapist till her about her mom??

 
 
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msbayrakdar (884) response was accepted on 6/19/2007.
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1. myLot reputation of 90/100. msbayrakdar (884)   ranked 2,561 out of 35,182 in people   3 years ago

Firstly i have to mention that I am very sorry about your daughter, hopefully a miracle happens and she does not need to leave soon... Of course a therapist would be better but when i talk to kids like this about that they somehow seem to get to understand death or accept it easily at least: When they are about 9 it is more easier to explain because they already know about traveling and know about people living at other cities or even countries... If we explain that people who are dying go to a place like another country that we can not see or communicate with them but they can see and hear us on something like tv... a place that they also wait for their loved ones to come there... as we know there are many countries on the other side of the world and they exist even though we can see them... but we can see on tv... And people dying have to go there because going there is not our choice and we have to go because it is our turn as it was our turn to be born to come to earth...

Anyways, I don't know, an explanation like this could help them i think... I hope everything goes well with you and your loved ones... take care...


myLot reputation of 80/100. grandkids08 (229)   ranked 4,099 out of 35,182 in people  3 years ago

thank you for your your message i never thought og it that way as far as traveling. using that theroy i think that would be beter for me to tell them.. thank you again..

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2. myLot reputation of 90/100. msbayrakdar (884)   ranked 2,561 out of 35,182 in people   3 years ago

Thanks for the best response!!!

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