![]() ![]() So, ask whether your friend feels up for a hug and give her some sugar. Hospitals and big institutions in general tend to treat people like cyborgs or throwaways. People who are suffering often-not always-feel isolated and want to be touched. Some of my best moments with people have come with a hug or a hand on the arm. Ask a question about any other aspect of my life. What you have said is amazing, so don't screw it up now by being a nosy Nellie. Great! Now, I get to feel like you are both informed and concerned. You mean I don't have to give you an update? You asked someone else for all the gory details? Whew. "I am so grateful to hear about how you're doing. ![]() Tell your friend something about his or her life that you admire without making it feel like a eulogy.ģ. Unless you are used to speaking in a creepy windowless-van kind of voice, comments like these go a long way. Send me funny emails filled with YouTube clips to watch during chemotherapy. I remember the first gift I got that wasn't about cancer, and I was so happy I cried. I am starving, but mostly I can never figure out something to tell people that I need, even if I need it. ![]()
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