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Stan Goldberg

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Stan Goldberg Quotes

Total quotes: 2

Stan Goldberg photo

Stan Goldberg

Birthname

Birthday: May 5, 1932

Death: August 31, 2014

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Comics Artist

Total quotes: 2

“Sometimes only a calm presence and compassionate listening are necessary.”

— Stan Goldberg, What Not to Say to a Cancer Patient

Tagged: Communication, Compassion, Empathy, Silence, Listening

“Words of optimism may work in the short run, but in the long run they can induce guilt if the cancer is more virulent and defeats a person’s best effort.

I was dealing with the possibility that my life would end shortly, or if it didn’t, it would be changed dramatically. False optimism devalued what was going on in my body. People were insensitive not from a lack of compassion but from not knowing what is really helpful.”

— Stan Goldberg, What Not to Say to a Cancer Patient

Tagged: Communication, Insensitive

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