I Have Cancer Social Story

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From the author

I Have Cancer Social Story is a 17-page printable PDF with a cover, fifteen narrative pages and credits. Its first-person statements describe hospital visits, possible changes during treatment, difficult feelings and ways to ask trusted people for support.

Read the story with the child and use its pictures and statements to begin a conversation. Preview the pages for fit with the child’s own experience and the explanations provided by their care team. The story does not explain chemotherapy procedures.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Become familiar with vocabulary connected to a serious illness and hospital care
Discuss feelings or questions prompted by changes described in the narrative

Teaching tips

Preview every page for fit with the learner's circumstances
Pause after each statement and allow questions without assuming the experience will be identical

Skills covered

Social-narrative comprehension
Health-care vocabulary
Supported discussion

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

How can an adult use this story with a child?

Read it together and pause for the child's questions or feelings. Relate the story's examples to what the child has been told about their own care.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

Social story
Hospital routines
Cancer treatment conversation

Topics

Cancer social story Medical support Hospital visits Child counseling

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