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Advice to Those who Give Care

by Suzanne on 19. Aug, 2010 in Care-giving/getting, Critical Illness

Richard’s post  “Advice to a friend with critical illness” inspired me to think about advice to the person who provides support and care to the friend/family member with life-limiting illness.   Let me take myself as a starting point.  I ask what advice should I give myself in this situation with a spouse with life-limiting illness.  [...]

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Advice to a Friend with Critical Illness

by Richard on 02. Aug, 2010 in Cancer, Care-giving/getting, Critical Illness, Energy: positive & negative, Healing Practices, Health & Illness, Healthy Living, Inspiration & Resiliency, Loss, Grief & Survivorship, Love, Mind body harmony, Psychology, Quality of Life, Relationships

The cell call confirmed our worst fears. “It’s not breast cancer” said our best friend’s daughter. My initial reaction was relief. “Thank God” I said. Then before I heard her next words “NO! Not good!” I knew it was worse. Days before we had discovered that something had spread to five places in our best [...]

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