Lessons I've Learned Along the Way #2 (cancer/spouse time)

Lessons I've learned along the way #2

Give the spouse {or significant other} alone time with the patient.

While everyone is anxious to see their loved one. No one is more anxious than the spouse.

Giving them the time to go in first (alone) or linger after (alone) goes a long way in fostering feelings of connectedness, sanity and control.