I've been lurking for a while here (and have yet to add you because it seemed weird when we've had no contact) but I did want to respond to this. I'm really sorry for you and your old friend, and both your families, and I do want to wish all of you the best. My mom was diagnosed with metastasized breast cancer two years ago, and it spread to her lungs and brain, so I do get the bitter feelings of "not fair, dammit."
This is probably way out of line (as opposed to the rest of this, of course), but even if you don't really talk to your old friend, give her a call to check on her. It seems weird, but it is the biggest help to those of us with parents that are ill to just hear from people we know -- no matter how long it's been. A lot of our friends disappear because they don't know what to say or do, but every so often, you get a friend from your past that makes up for it.
Um, sorry. Again, probably out of line and so none of my business and projecting like crazy, so please delete if it's any of those things. But I just wanted to say I'm sorry about your friend and again, I do wish all of you the best.
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Date: 2009-06-11 01:42 am (UTC)This is probably way out of line (as opposed to the rest of this, of course), but even if you don't really talk to your old friend, give her a call to check on her. It seems weird, but it is the biggest help to those of us with parents that are ill to just hear from people we know -- no matter how long it's been. A lot of our friends disappear because they don't know what to say or do, but every so often, you get a friend from your past that makes up for it.
Um, sorry. Again, probably out of line and so none of my business and projecting like crazy, so please delete if it's any of those things. But I just wanted to say I'm sorry about your friend and again, I do wish all of you the best.