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When Someone You Love Suffers from Posttraumatic Stress: What to Expect and What You Can Do

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By Claudia Zayfert, Jason C. DeViva — 2011

For trauma survivors struggling with intense memories and emotions, it often feels like life won’t ever be “normal” again. Effective treatments are out there, but the needs of family members are often overlooked. See more...

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How to Help a Friend or Loved One Suffering from a Chronic Illness

Learn how to give patients and their families the support they need.

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Please Help Out Those with a Disability or a Chronic Illness. You’ll Also Help Yourself.

I’ve been disabled and intensely ill with the degenerative neuro-immuno illness myalgic encephalomyelitis (formerly known by the misnomer “chronic fatigue syndrome”) for 30 years.

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Cancer Patients on How to Talk to Them About Having Cancer

Vice talks to three cancer patients and survivors to get a better understanding for how to treat people with the illness.

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When a Coworker Has Cancer: What to Say

When a coworker is diagnosed with cancer, most people simply don’t know what to say. Speechless is the usual reaction.

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9 Ways to Navigate Loss, Change, and Transition

Loss and change can come in different forms, but one thing remains the same: it’s never easy.

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What to Say to Someone Who’s Very Sick

Expert advice on finding the right words, listening well, and getting specific about offers of help.

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What Not to Say to Someone Who’s Sick

When it comes to providing emotional support, skip the platitudes. What matters is being honest and human.

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Caught Between Young Kids and a Parent with Alzheimer’s, I Found a Lifeline on the Playground

My mom’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and decline were a painful and lonely journey, one that coincided with an otherwise unbearably hectic time. My two children were still in diapers.

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Living in the Limbo of Chronic Illness

Last week was the one-year anniversary of the beginning of my husband’s health crisis. As I gaze at the permanent handicap placard and at him sleeping, once again, on the couch, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned this past year.

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8 Ways to Support Someone Dealing with a Health Crisis

When someone you love falls ill, gets in an accident or receives a scary health diagnosis, it’s never easy. In fact, it may be the hardest thing you’ll ever have to face. Unfortunately, it’s also inevitable that we’ll all deal with this kind of situation in life.

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Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD)