I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas of the best way to broach this subject. My ex father in law has been diagnosed with bowel cancer which has spread to his liver and local lymph nodes. He'll be starting chemotherapy in the new year but we don't know his prognosis yet. I'm dreading telling my son as his grandad is so important in his life and my 15 year old son is really sensitive and emotional at the best of times over even little things. He also has special needs. I'm a single parent also. I plan to tell him on saturday after they've broken up from school and his dad will be available on the phone to speak to afterwards. Just wondering if anyone had any tips to deal with this the best way? I'm only just processing the information myself, it's an awful shock for the family