In sickness and in sickness. That is what I wish for you. Don't seek or expect miracles. There are no miracles. Not anymore. And there are no cures for the hurt that hurts most. There is only the medicine of believing each other's pain, and being present for it.

Jonathan Safran Foer
About This Quote

When you are sick, you need your loved ones to be there with you. And when you are in the hospital, your relatives are supposed to give you all the support they can. They are supposed to tell you that everything will be fine. But what happens is the opposite.

Your relatives expect you to get better right away. They cannot accept sickness or pain. The idea of caring for someone who is sick or dying is very difficult for many people in our society.

On top of that, it is also very hard for your loved ones to accept that their loved one has a serious illness. This quote makes us understand that when someone is in pain, no one else can help them except themselves and the one who suffers the pain.

Source: Here I Am

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