Hi, @kimmiesue, I was sorry to read of your lack of support, and your post brought to mind an early lesson my wife and I learned during her 14+ year-long battle with brain cancer. She, as a patient and as a full-time caregiver, quickly learned that we should never expect people to react to our situation as we hoped they would. So for our mental health, we set our expectations bar at the very bottom. We knew we couldn't make or wish someone to care differently, so we quit expecting them to meet what we'd have liked to see from them. This was not only freeing to us but also saved each of us from wasting our limited emotional energy wanting others to be different. It was hard at times -- especially when some decades-old friends chose to ignore us due to her illness.

Just our experiences.

Strength, Courage, & Peace