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What to Say to Someone Who’s Very Sick

By Hallie Levine — 2018

Expert advice on finding the right words, listening well, and getting specific about offers of help.

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Advice on Dire Diagnoses From a Survivor

With each diagnosis, knowing her life hung in the balance, she was “stunned, then anguished” and astonished by “how much energy it takes to get from the bad news to actually starting on the return path to health.”

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Jane E. Brody
2007
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Handling a Loved One’s Illness