I care about you.

What can you say to someone who has just been diagnosed with cancer. I care about you. If you ever feel like talking Im here to listen. Right after a diagnosis there are many who want to help and visit and call but the person with cancer is probably extremely overwhelmed at this time and may prefer some space.

Respect the other persons feelings. In either case if you have any lymphedema or have had a lymph node dissection make sure you tell the personnel working at the vaccination site and they can vaccinate you in your other arm. Im thinking about you.

Im thinking about you. It is natural to worry about these things and to be upset by them. Many people ignore cancer patients and caregivers when theyre diagnosed because they dont know what to say.

To help you craft the perfect message for the cancer patient in your life we spoke to Alison and Brian of From Me to You. Here are a few options for what to say someone newly diagnosed. I know just how you.

Uncertainty not knowing what the future holds can be one of the hardest things to deal with when you are diagnosed with cancer. If youre a close friend or family member to the cancer patient offer to be a point person where you screen and acceptdecline others visit and help offers. The worst you can do is to say nothing.

What are you thinking of doing and how can I help. As much as you might want to wish it away to reset everything back to the way it was before you cant. Let them know that youre open to talking whenever they feel like it.