{"id":41813,"date":"2018-06-03T10:39:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T10:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/scary-diagnosis-help"},"modified":"2018-06-03T10:39:20","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T10:39:20","slug":"what-should-you-do-or-say-when-someone-you-love-has-a-scary-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/41813","title":{"rendered":"What Should You Do Or Say When Someone You Love Has A Scary Diagnosis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Words can be hard to find when someone is waiting for results or is about to start serious medication.<\/b> What&rsquo;s the best way to help those you love?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_none suplist_list_hide \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3704152_5134450\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> Your health is easy to forget when you have it.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 351px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"What Should You Do Or Say When Someone You Love Has A Scary Diagnosis?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Fox<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3704152_5134487\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">2.<\/span> Until one day, you or a loved one aren’t sure about your well-being. You might have to wait for a diagnosis.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"266\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 266px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"What Should You Do Or Say When Someone You Love Has A Scary Diagnosis?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">ABC \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/anursingdegreeinfeelings.tumblr.com\/post\/31667434668\/facts-about-the-good-dr-whale-aka-my-on-going\">anursingdegreeinfeelings.tumblr.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3704152_5134529\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">3.<\/span> Or maybe there’s a scary one, and you have to get more tests or start treatment.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"286\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 286px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"What Should You Do Or Say When Someone You Love Has A Scary Diagnosis?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nogitsunestilesrps.tumblr.com\/post\/91512330504\/faceless-gif-hunt-hospital-edition\">nogitsunestilesrps.tumblr.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3704152_5134553\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">4.<\/span> When someone you know might be or is sick, all you want to do is comfort them, but maybe you don’t know how.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"287\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 287px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"What Should You Do Or Say When Someone You Love Has A Scary Diagnosis?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-03\/2\/18\/enhanced\/webdr14\/anigif_enhanced-28733-1425338138-20.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">20th Century Fox \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tfios-movie.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/tfios-reaction-post.html\">tfios-movie.blogspot.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3704152_5134559\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> 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?<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"250\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 250px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"What Should You Do Or Say When Someone You Love Has A Scary Diagnosis?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Warner Bros. \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pixgood.com\/hospital-gif-tumblr.html\">pixgood.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3704152_5134564\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">6.<\/span> 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.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/scary-diagnosis-help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/scary-diagnosis-help<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words can be hard to find when someone is waiting for results or is about to start serious medication. 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