What has your child said r/t your surgery?? cute!

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Methusala
Methusala Member Posts: 285
edited June 2014 in Young With Breast Cancer
My son turned 5 on Aug. 3. He found a toy Gund medical bag in his toybox today. Well a little while ago he came down to me, here on the couch, with the toy medical bag and said
"Mommy, I'm going to fix your boobie".

I tried so hard not to laugh (OR CRY!) while he had at me with the stethoscope and thermometer!!
Hey, maybe some day he'll find the cure!!
God Bless him and everyone else's beautiful children on here too. Kids say the darndest things.
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  • nash
    nash Member Posts: 2,600
    edited August 2007

    That's hysterical! I have a son who's 5 1/2, and an almost 9 year old daughter. They haven't said anything cute yet, but my son does a better job of examining my mom's arm that is infected with cellulitis from her lymphodema than her doctor does. He examines it from all angles and offers his opinion on whether it's improving or not. It always cracks me up.

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  • lisettemac
    lisettemac Member Posts: 213
    edited August 2007

    Too cute! My daughers are 4 1/2 and almost 3. They thought my losing my hair was interesting, but weren't at all interested in why. When I'm tired, they ask why and I tell them that I take special medicine and it sometimes makes me tired. These simple explanations seem to satisfy them for now. I'm relieved, because one of my biggest worries was how I was going to explain all this to the girls.

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  • dawnsie
    dawnsie Member Posts: 17
    edited August 2007

    My daughter is 5 and was interested in the whole hair loss thing. So i explained i needed to take medicine and that is what made me loose my hair. Well my husband had to have emergency surgery the other day and when I told my daughter she simply said "does that mean daddy is gonna loose his hair too."

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  • lucyemmons
    lucyemmons Member Posts: 43
    edited August 2007
    When my 15 yr old found out I had IDC she immediately named the tumor "georgie" and said "Mom, Georgie must die!" I said "yep, Georgie must die" and now that i have new boobies and new nips she says, "Mom! Put your bra on! Your headlights are showing!" LOL just thought I'd share it's cuter from 5yr olds but that's the only thing my dd has said about my bc. I worry about her about how she really is coping with this. Thanks for listening.
    Lucy
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  • conniehar
    conniehar Member Posts: 954
    edited August 2007

    My 10 yo son had me cracking up a few weeks ago. He was helping me cook some chicken on the grill as I can't get too close to the heat because of my wig. He said - "that's the good thing about wigs - if your hair catches on fire, you can just take it off!" One of the only times I have been able to laugh about anything relating to this disease.

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  • sharebear
    sharebear Member Posts: 332
    edited August 2007
    12 years ago when my youngest was 5 she use go to the doctors when I had my cbc inbetween chemos. The she loved the doctor and nurses so much she asked if she could come there when she got breast cancer. She's 17 now and although I still see the same doctor and she still likes him, she obviously feels a little different about the whole thing!

    Sharon
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  • RoseMarie
    RoseMarie Member Posts: 502
    edited August 2007

    My son turned 5 on 8/5 but he was 3 when I was going through chemo. He used to play in my hair to go to sleep so my hair loss was pretty traumatic for him. He once saw my wig across the room looked a me and said, "Put your hair on your head!"

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  • memee146
    memee146 Member Posts: 54
    edited August 2007
    When I was first diagnosed, my friends and I were stting around discussing my reconstruction options. My nine year old son yelled out "Gosh would you all stop there's a boy in the room" and stomped out of the room. Of course we all had a good laugh over that one.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited August 2007
    I recall a post from someone who descibes telling her 2 little ones about her impending hair loss and trying to reassure them. When she asked them how they felt about it, the 5 y.o. said he liked the idea because then he could see if she really had eyes in the back of her head

    ~Marin
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  • sharebear
    sharebear Member Posts: 332
    edited August 2007
    Another one we were laughing about the other day. During my radiation boost, when they do all the marking on you, my then 5 year old wanted to know if she could draw on the other side!

    Sharon
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  • Methusala
    Methusala Member Posts: 285
    edited September 2007
    my son just informed me that my new boobie would be metal, so it could heat up and stay warm. LMBO
    I asked what about the cold in the winter?
    he had no answer. LOL
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