HITS HOME A diagnosis strikes the whole family. Information and communication can help parents and kids cope BY STEPHANIE THURROTT L isa Perrier of Natick, Massachusetts, was 41 when she was blindsided by a breast cancer diagnosis in 2008. And while the surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation brought challenges, dealing with the "new normal" of life with cancer was possibly even more difficult for her and her family, which included a toddler son. WINTE R 2016 23