Lola Kenya Screen film festival

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25/10/2025

7 Respectful Ways in Which to Relate to the Terminally Ill or Dying Loved Ones

A terminal or life-limiting illness is a disease or condition that cannot be cured and is expected to result in death.

This reality can make us devastated and not knowing how to relate to the terminally ill or dying loved ones among us.

ArtMatters.Info lists the following 7 ways in which to relate with people who are unlikely to recover from their condition:
1). Avoid staring or exuding sympathy
2). Don't talk incessantly or voice medical opinions
3). Steer clear of tearful displays
4). Don't induce crying in the patient with your tone
5). Be neither artificially cheerful nor deliberately melancholic
6). Don't monopolise the talking
7). Say to the patient you are glad to see them.

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