Sadly.. It is Cancer

Last night I kept dreaming of the news about Aunty. I wondered what she was doing. She is in the hospital you see and she doesn't sleep well at night. I know for sure she isn't sleeping well tonight. Yesterday she learnt that the tumors in her colon are cancerous. It took the wind out of her sails. She is a young 77 and had just (last october) moved in with us. Her new beginning might be turning into a new ending. It is just so sad. My thoughts this morning are so sobering. I cannot imagine what it feels like to be facing the possibility of dying. It will not be her first time fighting cancer, she had lung cancer when she in her 30's and survived that battle. I know shes confident and feels she will win this fight. Today I have my work cut out for me. I need to find some answers to some questions today.

How to prepare children for the loss of a loved one?
How I should I handle talking to Aunt as she lays in hospital bed getting weaker by the minute?