I'm very emotional. What should I do?

[spooger]

Simple.

Don't talk to them about it.

You shouldn't worry about how they would feel about it, you should only be worrying about how you can be there for your sister.

this is indisputably, the wisest response....

if she is your baby sister, that makes her quite young for cervical cancer...a strong family history toward cancer has implications for everyone....

please encourage her to share the news with the family as soon as she can feel comfortable doing so....it will soon become common knowledge anyway...so it won't be a secret for long....your burden of silence will be short

good luck....and you have my prayers...

 

[rareboy]

I am very sorry to hear this. While almost every family now has to deal with cancer, it doesn't make the reality any easier.

Encourage your sister to tell the rest of the family.

When my mother found she had cancer, I had to keep it from my sister for a month, then we had to keep it from the rest of the family until three weeks before she died.

I don't think it was particularly healthy to do this.

I hope it all turns out okay.

 

[mike_n_herrin]

Piggy, i'm sorry to hear this. hopefully she'll be alright.

as to telling, you just can't. you've got to let her do it. it's too big of a thing. i'll keep her in my thoughts.

 

[Riverrick]

Sorry to hear about your sister's dx, Piggy. Hopefully it will be easily cured.

Like Rareboy said, it probably isn't particularly healthy to keep these secrets from the rest of the family. But, good luck anyhow trying to honor your sister's wishes.

 

[valis23]

Yeah, it's not about you -it's all about her. She needs you to support her in whatever way she needs. If that includes keeping it quiet, you keep it quiet.

That said, I'm so sorry to hear this. Have faith.

 

[Joshua_me]

She wants to wait 6 months to have the surgery.

Ack !!

Why ???

There must be a piece of the puzzle missing, here....

I don't get it.