What do you say to someone who might be on the verge of losing everything?
A friend of mine is getting visited tomorrow, to find out if he’s suffering from multiple sclerosis. The chance is very high, his mother, and 2 uncles are seriously ill with it (his mother is completely paralized, 1 uncle is almost completely while the other is almost well) and he’s suffering from many symptoms.
I don’t know what I will be able to tell him if when he’ll call me tomorrow after getting the diagnosis.
I need advice from people who had similar experiences.
The boy is 21 and I love him as if he was my own son.
Wouldn’t speaking "from heart" with compassion make it even more dramatic?
I know all about the "physical issue", the fact that it’s not actually "the end" that it can be controlled, even if it can’t really be cured, that it’s not as bad as it used to be, that research is progressing but… is any of this meaningful to a young person who’s just "beginning to live his own life", starting to dream about a job and a family, with plans and hopes for his future?
And being there for him…. what for? If I was him I wouldn’t probably like to get compassion from anyone.
Sorry, I know it’s impossible to get an answer to such a question but i’m so worried and feeling guilty right now.
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MS is not a death sentence – there are medicines out there – quite a few in fact – that can help slow the progression – especially if the diagnosis is made early.
Do an internet search on MS with your friend and look at the options. The more you know about an illness, the more you can control its outcome.
Good luck to your friend. He’s lucky to have your support!
If its bad news you have to let him know that you will be there for him…tell him that you love him, and will do anything you can to make this better for him……even if you have to cry in your own time make sure when you are with him you are strong…..Good luck, you and him are in my prayers.
there is nothing you can say. but, there is something you can do for him. that’s be there for him as much as you possibly can be. let him feel your love and compassion for him and let him know that you are there for anything that he needs. GOD BLESS you and him and his family.
Just speak from your heart whatever it is you are feeling for him and let him know you are there for him no matter what and that you do view him as your own son.