{"id":1882,"date":"2015-03-30T03:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2015-03-20T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T17:55:03","slug":"dont-say-these-things-when-your-loved-one-is-going-through-chemo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/30\/dont-say-these-things-when-your-loved-one-is-going-through-chemo\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Say These Things When Your Loved One is Going Through Chemo"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-539\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MP9004230381.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-539\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MP9004230381-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"When a Caregiver Gets Cancer\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MP9004230381-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MP9004230381-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MP9004230381.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tips For Talking To Cancer Patients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Having a hard time taking part in an unconstrained conversation with a loved one who is undergoing chemotherapy cancer treatment? <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Issels\u00ae <\/span>wants to help you avoid opening your mouth and inserting your foot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you making these chemo conversational faux pas? <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cYou look great!\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nPatients puffy from steroids, sporting bald spots and raccoon eyes know this is phony baloney. Try for a, \u201cGood to see you!\u201d or a specific compliment pertaining to an outfit or piece of jewelry instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cWhen my friend So-and-so went through chemo\u2026\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nYou may be looking for a way to connect, but bringing up the chemo experiences of others is not a comfort. Your loved one may feel their feelings have been disregarded. Worse, they may experience anxiety regarding their much different chemo experience. Unless your comment involves a friend who is now living a happy, healthy life, keep it to yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cI don\u2019t know why you\u2019re doing _______ anymore.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nNegative thoughts can take a toll on your loved one\u2019s immune system. Don\u2019t make assumptions on what they can handle or put a timeline on activities. This can spotlight limitations and death. Encourage loved ones to develop new interests and friends instead, which puts the emphasis on survival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cI\u2019m so worried about you!\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nAnxiety is contagious. Keep stress-inducing thoughts to yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cChemo must be so hard! Do you feel sick?\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nYour loved one is already feeling down. Offer upbeat comments instead: \u201cI\u2019m so thankful the chemo is helping you get better.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you or a loved one looking cancer treatment in the eye? We know how to handle it. Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\">Issels\u00ae <\/a>\u00a0today to learn more about alternative treatment options available to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a hard time taking part in an unconstrained conversation with a loved one who is undergoing chemotherapy cancer treatment? Issels\u00ae wants to help you avoid opening your mouth and inserting your foot. Are you making these chemo conversational faux pas? \u201cYou look great!\u201d Patients puffy from steroids, sporting bald spots and raccoon eyes know &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/30\/dont-say-these-things-when-your-loved-one-is-going-through-chemo\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Don&#8217;t Say These Things When Your Loved One is Going Through Chemo<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201],"tags":[409,410],"class_list":["post-1882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-care-tips","tag-communication-tips","tag-conversation-tips"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1882"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1884,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882\/revisions\/1884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}