These treatments are used for leukaemia but can be used for other cancers as well. A stem cell transplant (sometimes called a bone marrow transplant) allows your child to have much higher doses of chemotherapy than usual. This can improve the chance of curing their cancer but has more side effects.
To be told that your grandchild has cancer comes as a terrible shock. Most grandparents worry not only about the sick child, but also about how their own son/daughter will cope.
The brothers and sisters of a child with cancer may have many or all of the same feelings and emotions that parents have.
Early questions from grandparents of a child with cancer
Many grandparents play crucial roles in the lives of their grandchildren even before there is illness in the family. Others may have much less involvement due to practical problems such as living away, work commitments or other pressures on time.
Learning that your grandchild has cancer is a huge shock. You may feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the situation as you worry about both your child and grandchild.
