Chatelaine � Blog Archive � 10 Things Not To Say To Someone With Cancer

h/t Susan M. These are also things not to say to someone with chronic, sometimes debilitating, disease, or to trauma/violence survivors.

Chatelaine � Blog Archive � 10 Things Not To Say To Someone With Cancer: "You’d think having breast cancer would give me some idea of how to react or what to say when I hear that someone I know has cancer, but it doesn’t seem to work like that. I’m still sometimes just as mute and aghast as the next guy. But — at the risk of paralyzing you further when you are next faced with talking to someone with cancer — I can help with what not to say. Here are some pointers:"