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Handling a Loved One’s Illness & communication skills

Below are the best resources we could find on Handling a Loved One’s Illness and communication skills.

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How to Cope When a Loved One Has a Serious Mental Illness

How mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and major depressive disorder can affect family and friends.

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6 Ways to Support Loved Ones and Friends with Cancer—Ilonka Meier—TEDxJIS

Why are we afraid or uncomfortable when someone we love has cancer? We don’t know how this horror movie is going to end - either for us or for our loved one. No matter how rich or poor, happy or sad we are, cancer can happen to any of us.

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16 Ways to Support Someone with Cancer

When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, you may have a million questions running through your head. How should I react? What should I say? How can I help? We asked our CaringBridge community to share the best ways they’ve offered and received support in this challenging time.

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How to Talk to Someone with Cancer | Top Tips from Patients | Cancer Research UK

When a friend or loved one has cancer you may wonder how best to help and support them. Here are 10 tips from patients about talking to someone with cancer.

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How to Be a Friend to Someone with Cancer

Research has shown that people with cancer need support from friends. You can make a big difference in the life of someone with cancer.

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How to Listen to Someone with Cancer | Top Tips from Patients | Cancer Research UK

When a friend or loved one has cancer you may wonder how best to help and support them. Here are 10 tips from patients about listening to someone with cancer.

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In Sickness and in Health: Making Love Last While Living with Chronic Illness

Keep these tips in mind when you’re trying to maintain a healthy relationship while one or both of you are living with chronic illness.

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What a Friend Can Do

Your coworker and friend was recently diagnosed with cancer, and you want to do something to show you care. Here, several cancer survivors offer insight into the acts of kindness your friend may most appreciate.

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13 Good Things to Say to Someone with Cancer

Every relationship is different, so there are no set requirements for how to talk to someone with cancer. But, there are steps you can take to allow conversations to go smoothly while showing your love and support.

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