How to Tell a Mother Her Child Is Dead

Re:How to Tell a Mother Her Child Is Dead by FireBeyond on Saturday September 03, 2016 @10:35PM (#12422383)

My pet hate as a phrase, "I know what you're going through", and variations - "I understand how you feel"...

Far better: "I cannot pretend to understand how you're feeling", "I can't imagine...". Perhaps with "I can only appreciate how difficult it may be", and so on.

One thing remains the same, it's always my least favorite task as a paramedic.

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Re:How to Tell a Mother Her Child Is Dead by crikli on Sunday September 04, 2016 @08:27AM (#12423981)

President Lincoln said it best:

"I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming."

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Re:How to Tell a Mother Her Child Is Dead by dzmien on Monday September 05, 2016 @06:59AM (#12429432)

Though he had the "luxury" of writing it in a letter. He did not have to come up with it in a terrible moment of grief. Well-said, nonetheless.

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