“Be tough.”
Hang In There.”
“I understand.”
These are some of the things said by well-intentioned friends and family to very sick people.
As sincere as these comments are intended to be, they miss the mark.
We are learning, with the help of our cancer stricken daughter, that we must allow for complete candor from the sick person so that they can tell us what’s really going on inside their head and heart.
We must become better, more empathetic listeners.
To be honest, unless we have experienced a very serious illness ourselves, we really don’t understand the depth of their constant physical suffering and mental anguish.
And if we promise to pray for them, we’d better keep our promise!
If not today, when?
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