Q&A: Crucial Conversations
Joseph Grenny
How to Be There for a Dying Friend
How do you best help a friend that has only days to live? I assume being a good listener is important, but is there anything helpful that I should say?
Signed,
Hoping to Help
Dear Hoping,
For purposes of my response, I’m going to assume this is a close friend not simply an acquaintance. If your relationship is weak, they may find stress rather than comfort in your presumption of intimacy. But if they feel safe with you, if you’ve earned their trust, you should assume nothing less than that. This is when true friends show up. Here are some thoughts about how to show up.
