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Not Coping Very Well At The Moment.
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My best friend of 70years was yesterday diagnosed with having bone cancer, and I'm finding that very difficult to cope with.
We became friends on our first day of school in 1951 and have been best friends ever since.
I want to be strong for her, but I find myself crying every time I think of her.
All I want to do is go and give her a big hug, but I know I can't.
How do you cope with this?
I'm sure lots of you have probably had much harder things to deal with, but I haven't , and this is why I can't cope.
We became friends on our first day of school in 1951 and have been best friends ever since.
I want to be strong for her, but I find myself crying every time I think of her.
All I want to do is go and give her a big hug, but I know I can't.
How do you cope with this?
I'm sure lots of you have probably had much harder things to deal with, but I haven't , and this is why I can't cope.
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Fortunately my friend has a daughter, and they are extremely close and go everywhere together, so at least I feel comforted in knowing she is getting all the support she needs from her.
My friend and I live quite a distance apart now although we talk several times a week for 2 hours at a time on the phone.
As soon as I can, I will ask my friend about visiting her at home even though I don't do long distance driving anymore, but in the meantime, I just wish there was someone I could talk to.
Fortunately my friend has a daughter, and they are extremely close and go everywhere together, so at least I feel comforted in knowing she is getting all the support she needs from her.
My friend and I live quite a distance apart now although we talk several times a week for 2 hours at a time on the phone.
As soon as I can, I will ask my friend about visiting her at home even though I don't do long distance driving anymore, but in the meantime, I just wish there was someone I could talk to.
I do have other friends emmie, but at the moment, I'm really struggling to think which one of them would understand how I'm feeling at the moment.
In fact, when I told one of my friends, the first thing she said was, Oh I know someone who has got that!.
Not very helpful really as it was someone she doesn't know very well, so it hadn't had any impact on her.
In fact, when I told one of my friends, the first thing she said was, Oh I know someone who has got that!.
Not very helpful really as it was someone she doesn't know very well, so it hadn't had any impact on her.
Once she has had the scan and seen the doctor there will be more of an idea of what she is facing. You should probably speak to her daughter after that and ask how you can be of assistance,both practically and emotionally.
In the meantime can you send her an Easter bouquet with a message maybe "you know you can call on me anytime " or something similar.
In the meantime can you send her an Easter bouquet with a message maybe "you know you can call on me anytime " or something similar.