Feeling alone
Coping with Loneliness (Canadian Mental Health Association)- Suggestions for Coping with Cancer & Covid-19 (Canadian Cancer Society)
- If You Are Single and Have Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Communication with others
- Talking about Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
- How People May React (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Family Life and Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
- This three-part series of books, published by Hope & Cope, advises parents how to speak with their children about the effect of cancer on their family:
Talking to Children about Cancer- Talking to Children About Advanced Cancer and End of Life
- Talking to Children About the Loss of a Loved One
- If you are looking for more support on this topic, you can contact the En Famille Coordinator:
Sandy Lipkus - Hope & Cope, Jewish General Hospital
514-340-8222 x22591
slipkus@jgh.mcgill.ca
- Talking to Children About Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Mom Has Cancer: What Comes Next—Talking to Kids About a Family Diagnosis short film for kids (Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center)
- Coping when you have cancer - coping with relationships, page 38 (Canadian Cancer Society)
- CancerConnection.ca - an online cancer community. This is a place to connect, learn, and share your experiences with cancer (Canadian Cancer Society & CIBC)