Facing the Storm-5

Five years on

As soon as we knew the inescapable journey that lay ahead, we sat with the girls and brought them into the loop.

It was five years on from my first encounter with breast cancer, Lulu was now 13yrs and Anna nearly 11yrs. In some ways we thought it may be easier because they were more self-sufficient, but we also knew that they were more emotionally mature and would find the concept of breast cancer much more threatening now than when they were younger, less informed, and easier to divert.

What a huge difference five years made in the way that the girls reacted to this news. They were of course much more mature and independent now, but with that maturity came understanding. Their body language was powerful and telling. They each reacted to the news in their own way, and after many questions and lots of talking (when they were ready), we gradually managed to resume the daily rituals of family life.

The four of us united in our commitment to be strong and supportive to each other.

My first book – ‘See the Colour in the Clouds’ tells the story of my first journey with breast cancer, when my daughters were just 8yrs and 5yrs, and how they played such an important role in my recovery.

See the Colour in the Clouds – by Stefanie Sixsmith – Autobiography and Memoir
Published 30th November 2021 by Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd®

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