One of the sad aspects of cancer is that friends and loved ones sometimes are reluctant to wish the patient a speedy recovery. There can be a good reason for this reluctance. Get well cards for someone who has had their hip operated on or their wisdom teeth removed, almost always don’t apply to a patient with cancer. So rather than offend, many of us choose to say little or nothing. But there’s no need to hold back. There are greeting cards and get well cards with appropriate messages. It’s just a matter of finding the right one.
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In recent decades things have changed and one field in which enormous change has taken place is that of medical science. A generation or two ago, news that a loved one had cancer struck many people with dread. It can still be a great shock to hear the disease has been discovered in your loved one’s body but more and more, people are beating cancer or learning to live with it. But it helps to know how you might react to cancer news today.
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Cancer has a huge impact on most people when it is first diagnosed. The person with the disease goes through a wide range of emotions including fear, anger, anxiety and sadness. But those emotions are not restricted to the sufferer. Members of the ill person’s family can also run the gamut of emotions including depression and despair.
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Of course it is natural to feel guilt when your child is diagnosed with cancer. Nothing could be more natural. Why am I, an older person, healthy and my young and innocent child is suffering a potentially life-threatening disease?
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It is a difficult time for all concerned. Someone you know or love has been diagnosed with cancer. You want to help but you certainly don’t want to harm. Perhaps you are afraid that you will say or do the wrong thing. That concern is only natural. But there are some things you should definitely try to avoid doing.
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