Solo Ep 5: Telling Your Family You Have Cancer: Lessons From Both Sides of the Table
Telling your family you have cancer might be the hardest conversation of your life.
Joelle Kaufman has lived it — as both the child of a survivor and a parent with cancer.
When Joelle found out she had cancer, she had to tell her three kids — ages 21, 19, and 15 — and then her parents, including her mom, a 43-year survivor. In this raw, heartfelt episode, Joelle shares the real conversation, what she learned, and how love and strength show up in unexpected ways.
You’ll discover:
What to say (and what not to say) when sharing your diagnosis
Why you can’t protect your family from their emotions…
The skinny
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