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Very sorry to hear this and sad for you and your son.

I found that the best way to deal with death with my son (who was 7 at the time) was to be truthful... and make sure the details were clear enough to answer his questions.

I was lucky... his great grandmother died; from old age...she was 99.
She was happy as larry on the 25th December and by the 27th had passed. She had had enough and had held on until after Xmas... it was tough to explain to a 7 year old that somebody had 'lost the will to live'...and had effectively let herself go.

I found that being straight and up front with it all made the conversation easier... he wanted to know and was worried he might do the same... by mistake...

A tough conversation and one that opened things up...

Good luck to you