What do you say to a friend who has suffered a bereavement? Should you message them your condolences? What do you write in a sympathy card? It can feel confusing and awkward when you’re that friend - the one who desperately wants to help but is terrified of saying the wrong thing and making it worse. Here I offer my advice on what to say to a grieving friend.
Read more50 Shades Of Coping - Do you screw yourself over if you’re good at keeping it together?
Coping seems to be so black and white in people’s minds. Either you are or you aren’t. But in my experience, there’s a whole load of grey when it comes to managing when a loved one has cancer. Just because you went out with friends yesterday and were joking around this morning, it doesn’t mean you won’t be affected by your dad’s bad scan results this afternoon and cry yourself to sleep tonight.
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