Messages By: devans1106

I'm new to the boards, so forgive me if this has been covered before.  I have a 5 year old son who is VERY sensitive.  He tells me no fewer than 2 times each week that he misses the Crocodile Hunter still.  My aunt is quickly losing her battle with cancer and I feel like I want to prepare my son - but I have no direction at all.  I don't want him to worry every time I get a cold that I'm going to die, but I don't want my aunt's death to be a complete surprise, either.  Help?

I'm new to the boards, so I apologize if this has been addressed before.  I have a 5 year old son who is VERY sensitive.  He is still mourning the death of the Crocodile Hunter - he tells me no less than twice a week how much he still misses him (which I've validated - it's okay to miss him).  I thought that the fact that his first experience with death being with someone he doesn't know personally would be a benefit.  Anyway, my aunt is losing her fight with cancer and I have no idea how to prepare my son.  I don't want this to be a complete surprise (he knows that she's sick), but I don't want him to think that I may die everytime I get a cold, either.  Any ideas?