I never know what to tell people when they say someone is sick, dying or died. I am not overly religious and don't know if they usually are themselves. And I would NEVER say I understand how you feel. because
no one ever really does unless you have gone through the exact thing. My friend's daughter is really sick and she almost died and is not in the clear just yet. I have a child but I have never been in that
situation, I know what its like to be scared to loose a loved one and to have lost a love one but not a child that just seems so much more harder. This might seem crass but damnit i need a book or link on