What Should You Do Or Say When Someone You Love Has A Scary Diagnosis?

Words can be hard to find when someone is waiting for results or is about to start serious medication. What’s the best way to help those you love?

1. Your health is easy to forget when you have it.

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2. Until one day, you or a loved one aren’t sure about your well-being. You might have to wait for a diagnosis.

3. Or maybe there’s a scary one, and you have to get more tests or start treatment.

4. When someone you know might be or is sick, all you want to do is comfort them, but maybe you don’t know how.

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5. So if you’ve ever been through something hard, tell us: What are the best things your loved ones can do or say (or NOT do or NOT say) for you?

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6. Tell us what gestures and comments you appreciated the most below, and we’ll publish some of the responses to help inform others of what they can do.

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What’s The Best Thing To Do In Edinburgh For Under £5?

Survive AND thrive!

1. Edinburgh is one of the best places in the whole world.

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2. It’s practically impossible to get bored with the city’s thriving culture.

3. Having a lot to do can mean a lot to spend.

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4. But it can also mean lots more choices for having a ball on a budget.

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5. We already know you can have a browse through Edinburgh’s magical bookshops.

7. So what else do you love to do on the cheap in Edinburgh?

8. Do you never miss a free afternoon film at the Brass Monkey?

9. Or are you all about enjoying a cuppa and this view at the Elephant House?

10. Tell us about your favourite Edinburgh activities for under a fiver in the comments below and you may be featured in a future BuzzFeed post.

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