Consider using CaringBridge.org to build your friend a free, password-protected website complete with a patient-care journal to update family and friends and a guestbook for messages of love and support. Friends can leave a string of comments on an entry, and the sick person can respond with a single “Thank you all so much.” If your sick friend is a multitasking overachiever who might feel guilty about only responding in brief, it might be helpful let them know it’s okay to take a sabbatical from always putting the “to do” in today.
