tellingtree
/ˈtɛlɪŋˌtriː/nounVerified NewThe ordered plan of who is told about a diagnosis, in what sequence, and who must not hear it from whom.
Parents before siblings, siblings before colleagues, the aunt who "tells people things" last of all. Managing the tree is a second, unpaid job on top of the illness. Tellingtree names the org chart of bad news.
Etym. — telling + tree — a family tree rerouted for disclosure.
Rel. — helixheirloom
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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