I was nine when dad told me he had cancer... my world shattered: After Kate's shock diagnosis, a deeply personal message of hope by EVE SIMMONS to little George, Charlotte and Louis... and why it's better for parents NOT to reveal the full truth

Just like Kate, my dad was only 42. He'd been diagnosed with a rare form of nasal cancer. For the first two years of his illness, he kept me under the illusion that he was simply 'a bit sick'.