Praetor

My daughter is 34 years old, but was brain-damaged due to a series of operations within her first year on earth. We were greatly concerned how she would react to her mother’s mastectomy and ensuing treatment. Through much prayer she has taken it in her stride, but I must say we only told her the bare necessities (excuse the pun).

Yesterday morning her mother came out of the shower with just her nightgown on. She called her mom to help her on the toilet. (She is very chubby and needs someone to help her as her arms are too short).  She looked at her mom and asked, “Do you only have one breast?” “Yes”. “Where is the other breast?” “It had cancer and the cancer was removed”. She unceremoniously reached out and drew away the gown and studied the operation mark for a few moments. “Oh. I have two breasts!” was her only reaction. The innocence of a child!
This was a great lesson to us, that a person must not push things. At the right time the children will ask questions when they are ready and then they are also better prepared to deal with the answers.  I had a suspicion that she was wondering about her mom’s breast, but now she knows.