Lisa Bonchek Adams, received a diagnosis of breast cancer at the age of 37.  She now posts practical essays about dealing with life-changing events including a cancer diagnosis, the death of a loved one, and having a child with medical challenges on her website, www.lisabadams.com. She has a graduate degree in Sociology and currently lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children. For more information about Lisa, visit her website or follow her on twitter @AdamsLisa. This post originally appeared on April 19, 2012.

Guest Blog: Still the Best Policy: Being Honest With Your Children About Cancer

Lisa Bonchek Adams | July 3, 2012
While there may be exceptions, in general I firmly believe it's important to be open and honest with children about serious illness (in my case it was cancer). Not only is it important to explain it to them to de-mystify illness, it can also be crucial that children be aware of the condition in case of emergency.

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