Originally Posted by ColinsMum
I wouldn't go out of my way to introduce a child to tragic things, but I have a story to back up that sometimes it's right and necessary for them to know them, and it can be done. DH was very seriously ill

That's not an easy thing to have to do.

My brother R passed away year before last - it was very sudden. His three kids and his DW were devastated, as all of us were. You never get over stuff like this.