Brooke Burke's thyroid cancer was revealed at the beginning of November and in a Dec. 5 Us Weekly report, the actress explained how it went telling her children about her condition.

'I decided not to tell my children about my diagnosis for as long as I possibly could because I didn't want them to worry,' wrote in her Modern Mom Blog. 'I know that my younger ones still don't have a great concept of time and I didn't want them to be anxious, worried and asking 1,000 questions.'

Brooke's older children are Neriah, 12, and Sierra, 10 from a previous marriage. Neriah cried and worried about whether her mother would be alright. The 'Dancing with the Stars' co-host said Sierra was 'very factual and scientific.'
The 41-year-old star's youngest children with current husband, David Charvet -- Rain, 5, and Shaya, 4 -- didn't deal with the cancer news as well.

'I don't want mommy to die,' her youngest son said.

Brooke Burke said that kind of reaction to her cancer 'breaks her heart' and that's why she avoided telling them for so long.

Brooke has thyroid surgery this week. She shared in her blog that she's already done the grocery shopping, stocked the house, made meals ready to heat up, and arranged the kids' schedules. She even downloaded books to read as she plans to make a speedy recovery. B.