May 9, 2007I’m Planning to Decide After I’ve Gotten the Facts, Not Before
Jill’s grandmother’s doctor told her that chemotherapy would decrease the likelihood of her cancer reoccurring by 15%. At 76, her grandmother wasn’t sure the payoff was worth it. Jill’s brother thought it unquestionably was. When her brother pressured her to support his opinion that her grandmother should take the treatment, Jill said,
- I’m planning to decide what I think she should do after I’ve gotten the facts, not before.
In emotional times people often make emotional decisions. Jill was clear in maintaining a rational basis and resisting her brother’s emotional pressure.
When her brother became angry and attacking, Jill managed to remain calm in her response to him. He later offered an apology which Jill accepted by saying,
- We never learned how to discuss differences without getting angry. I’d like for us to figure out how to do that.
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