Remember that your parents will be finding things tough too. They may have feelings similar to yours that they don’t understand. They’ll be worrying about their child who is sick, but they’ll also be worried about how the rest of the family will be affected. They might be concerned about having time off work or about who’s going to do the shopping and the housework. Sometimes parents argue a bit more when they’re under a lot of stress.

help them out if you can 

The doctors will be giving your mum and dad lots of information and there’ll be lots of decisions to be made. It might be hard for them to be strong for everyone.

Offering to help out a bit will help take some of the pressure off your parents. You could maybe offer to help with the shopping, the housework or the cooking.