▪️063▪️Last year when I went to World Domination Summit ( @wds.official ) I had the chance to listen to @emilymcdowell_ 's talk. She told us that when she got diagnosed with cancer at 24, the hardest thing was not to go through the treatment, but to be left alone by friends and family members who had no idea what to say or how to behave around her anymore. She felt lonely in the moment she needed them the most. A few months after hearing Emily's talk, a (very) close family member of mine was diagnosed with cancer. When I first heard the news, I felt exactly how Emily described it, the fear of not knowing what to say to that person almost took over me. But then, I remembered Emily's words, so I gathered all my strengths and decided to be there for him more than ever before. He is doing ok now B"H 🙏🏻 And I'm sure I helped him get through this by being present. Emily now has a beautiful set of empathy cards for when you don't know what to say (swipe ➡️) and I encourage you to google "Emily McDowell World Domination Summit" to watch her incredible talk 🙌🏼 #courageis #the100dayproject @193countries #wds #empathy #hellofears #cancersucks A post shared by Hello Fears (@hellofears) on Jun 10, 2017 at 10:07am PDT
