I saw this article in the April 13 edition of the WSJ. It's not something I really wanted to ponder on a beautiful spring day, but ponder I did. The article discusses how we should act and treat our friends or family members who have critical or terminal illnesses. The reason I'm pondering this is because I am a woman of a certain age. Meaning that the majority of the people around me are also of a certain age and are now more prone to critical or terminal illnesses (like breast or prostate or colon cancers). Yuck :(( So, here's a primer by Letty Cottin Pogrebin from her book "How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick". Conversing with the ill can be awkward, but keeping a few simple commandments makes a huge difference:
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