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Breaking Sad news
My sailor just arrived here in Pensacola not long ago & he still has a few weeks before training begins for Air Traffic Controller school. I am his proud mom & his dad & I just received news that I have grade 2 breast cancer. I need to be able to break the news to my son, but I'd rather not do it over the phone. I live in TX & disabled due to Rheumatoid arthritis (not receiving disability $ yet). Wondering if the military / Navy has been known to help w/ things like this? Doctors are going to want to move pretty quickly w/ operating on tumor & beginning treatment & I would very much like to see my son to tell him in person before all that takes place.
I've heard to contact the Red Cross, but I DO NOT want to panic him by them telling him & pulling him away & all that. I have a pretty good chance of survival, but he does need to know. I just need to be able to hug him while I tell him.
Kind of new here, so if any answers or recommendations are available, they'd be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Proud2bNavyMom
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Permalink Reply by Mommamaggiex4 on
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I cannot offer any answers, only my prayers. Can you SKYPE or Viber with him? I was on Viber with my son yesterday. It's a great way to speak face to face.
Again, you have my prayers. And all of us Navy Moms!!
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Permalink Reply by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on
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I asked our sailor before the first deployment how he wanted this handled - to tell/not tell/when. Our sailor wanted to be messaged. Then when he could call, he did. This worked for us
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Permalink Reply by Proud2bnavyMom on
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I would like to thank everyone for your prayers & your thoughtful replies about how to break the news of my newly diagnosed breast cancer to my sailor. I just told him last night and he took it rather well. Been praying about it quite a bit and God had guided me on the how and the when, so it all worked out. Been to both surgeon and oncologist in the last 2 days, so been pretty busy. Surgery scheduled for next for week on Wednesday May 6th.for a lumpectomy, & possibly portion of lymph node, so prognosis is looking good. Again Thank you all so much. Y'all are such darlings.
We feel such a closeness to our military family, I am also a veteran myself (USAF) and so is my husband. So we will always feel a special bond to our military brothers and sisters. Again thank you.
Love y'all
Proud2bnavymom
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