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Being Helpful, Not Hurtful, With a Difficult Diagnosis
Regardless of whether it’s among the ranks of life-threatening conditions (cancer or heart disease) or something that is life-altering but not usually fatal (MS), finding out a family member or other loved one has gotten a difficult diagnosis brings out a sea of emotions. Even when the condition doesn’t result in death, there are a lot of things likely to change for them that require adjustment and being as big a help as possible makes a difference.
However, there are such things as being more of a hindrance than help or offering the wrong type of help. Here are some things that will be discussed in this series:
- Don’t make assumptions because you don’t know what’s going on
- Avoid information overload
- Respect their right to choose
- Never make assumptions about help needed
These, and possibly other issues, will appear in forthcoming posts, so please stay tuned for more 🙂
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