A gentle guide for parents navigating cancer

The Cancer Patient's Guide to Parenting

Support for the moments that are hardest to explain, when you’re caring for your children while going through your own diagnosis.

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There are few things harder than trying to support your children while you're going through something as overwhelming as cancer.

You’re managing appointments, emotions, uncertainty…

...and at the same time, trying to stay steady for the people you love most.

This guide was created to help you find your footing in those moments.

Not by having all the answers,

but by giving you a way to approach the conversations, the feelings, and the day to day reality with a little more clarity and care.

A Cancer Patient’s Guide to Parenting is a simple, thoughtful resource to support you as you navigate:

how to talk to your children in an honest but safe way
how to support them emotionally while you’re also processing your own experience
how to reduce fear and confusion within the family
how to create moments of calm and connection, even during uncertainty

It’s not about getting it perfect.
It’s about having something steady to come back to.

What’s Inside?

Inside this guide, you'll find:

Gentle guidance on age appropriate conversations
Ways to help your children feel safe and included
Practical approaches to managing emotions, both theirs and yours
Simple tools to create stability at home
Support for the days when everything feels like a bit too much

Each section is designed to be easy to read, easy to return to, and easy to apply.

Why This Matters

When something like cancer enters your life, it doesn’t just affect you.
It touches everyone around you, especially your children.

Without guidance, it’s easy for fear, confusion, and silence to take over.

But with the right support, even small shifts can make a big difference.

This guide helps you:

feel more confident in how you show up as a parent
reduce uncertainty for your children
create a sense of calm, even in difficult moments

You don’t need to carry all of this on your own.

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A small, practical resource you can return to whenever you need it.

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There’s no right way to do this.

Just your way.

This guide is here to support you in finding that, one step at a time.

Barry Du Bois

Many know him as a designer, builder and television host from the multi-Logie-winning program, The Living Room, Barry's greatest influence has come through his life’s journey — confronting injury, grief, depression and two separate cancer diagnoses, and choosing to turn those experiences into strength, service and leadership.

Barry Du Bois is a Leukaemia Foundation ambassador, a long-standing board member of RUOK?, and a passionate advocate for carers, community wellbeing and the power of meaningful conversations.