[W]hat should we do when a parent expresses a wish to die? Listen carefully, experts say. Respond calmly, and be sure to let your loved one take the conversational lead.

“The first thing is to be curious,” said Dr. Susan Block, head of the department of psychosocial oncology and palliative care at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. “Many patients with serious illnesses have transient thoughts about ending their lives. I think what they are often saying is that there is something causing them a lot of suffering or they have worries about what suffering lies ahead.”

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