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When friends don't know how to help prepare for major medical decisions

Our close friend asked our group to help her prepare questions for a consultation about a major surgery, but none of us know what to ask and we're all just sharing horror stories we've googled. We want to help but we might be making her more scared.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The desire to support loved ones through medical decisions can backfire when good intentions lack the wisdom to actually help.

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