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Sunday, 15 October 2023

Knowing What to Say to a Cancer Patient

Spotlight on Voices of Cancer by Lynda Wolters 



Dear friends. I'm sure you're aware that October is Cancer Awareness Month.  I'm afraid to say that I  usually skip past content on cancer, thinking "there but for the grace of God....".   I am also afraid of saying the wrong thing to a cancer patient.

Lynda Wolters was the same. When her cousin had cancer, she told her aunt to tell Joni that she would give her any help she needed. But the cousin never rang, and Lynda assumed she was OK.  Her cousin recovered, but Lynda discovered she had felt very alone during her treatment because so many people stopped contacting her.

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