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I just read this in the Washington Post, which I subscribe to, and thought I would share the link. I hope many are able to read the column. Ms. Hax does a great job in answering questions we all seem to be dealing with one day or another, I found this one to be especially fitting on a personal level.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/12/13/carolyn-hax-sick-wife-friends-disappear/
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Thanks for this post, @frances007 When my wife was diagnosed with her brain cancer a friend of our daughter said this: "You will be shocked by how many friends abandon you but even more shocked by who the one or two who stick by you are."
This was absolutely true in our case. One friend of my wife's from elementary school and one past work colleague of mine stayed friends and stuck with us although they lived hundreds of miles away. Others, many of whom had been close friends we'd known for more than 30 years ghosted on us -- and my wife's "best friend" has yet to even acknowledge that my wife has passed away.
It was a very important life lesson for me!
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