Dear G:

“Looking at my family around me who have dealt with worse”- maybe they didn’t deal with worse. What I mean by it is that together a more severe situation feels less severe:

When you are struggling with something and there is at least one person in your life who looks at you with empathy and understanding, smiling at you, saying to you something like: I understand. It is difficult, but take my hand and together we will make it better, and then, that person keeps her/ his word, takes your hand and walks together with you-

– this kind of support goes a long, long way.

anita