Below are the best articles we could find on Handling a Loved One’s Illness and offering support to others.
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Expert advice on finding the right words, listening well, and getting specific about offers of help.
Whether a permanent disability, a severe injury, an illness, or a mental health issue, an immobilizing condition can be emotionally devastating for the sufferer. Isolation can bleed into loneliness which can quickly turn into depression, all the while plummeting feelings of self-worth.
When someone you love falls ill, gets in an accident or receives a scary health diagnosis, it’s never easy. In fact, it may be the hardest thing you’ll ever have to face. Unfortunately, it’s also inevitable that we’ll all deal with this kind of situation in life.
As caregivers, we need to be more than problem solvers. We need to be portals to a larger possibility.
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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When it comes to providing emotional support, skip the platitudes. What matters is being honest and human.
Research has shown that people with cancer need support from friends. You can make a big difference in the life of someone with cancer.
When someone you know receives a cancer diagnosis, you want to help. But how? We asked our Facebook community to share helpful things friends and family members have done to support them. Here are their suggestions.
Here are a few tips to help guide you in supporting a loved one with a lifelong, debilitating illness.
Learn how to give patients and their families the support they need.
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