When a family member or friend gets sick or injured, it's easy to feel powerless: What do you say? How do you help? When should you check in, and how often? How much is too much? These questions are ...

You've been there—the awkward moment when someone you care for is in despair. Maybe their eyes are red and wet, or their shoulders are slumped and shaking. Maybe their chest heaves through shallow ...

When a loved one dies, we often spend a lot of time thinking about ourselves: how we’ll never be able to see them, spend time with them or touch them ever again. On some level, we realize that their ...

When communicating with someone who has cancer at any stage, it can help to listen first to your loved one before reaching out with offers of help or sharing your own stories or experiences. If ...