So reading this yesterday, just reminded me --again-- of how good people--even good friends can sometimes blunder when dealing with someone who has cancer. I know I have said some of the very same unhelpful statements myself, but after having Melanie at home when first diagnosed and even years into her cancer journey, I have learned a little bit about what helps and what doesn't.
Bruce Feller wrote this column, 'You Look Great and other Lies' yesterday in the Sunday, New York Times and it is worth at read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/fashion/what-to-say-to-someone-whos-sick-this-life.html
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