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[quote=Anonymous]No, she's wrong. I am sorry to say that about someone who is struggling and I would give her some grace on this issue because she is dealing with cancer, but you were setting a healthy boundary for yourself.

I do think part of the problem is that cancer patients, and anyone dealing with a cancer-level diagnosis, are often encouraged to share their health journey via social media or or sharing tools. The reason is that it is easier to keep people updated this way, then to have to repeat everything every time you see people, or to field inquiries from friends and family all the time. It can also be easier on caregivers.

But I think people need to understand that while this is a great way for many people to keep up with what is going on with you, it doesn't work for everyone and there will be people, like OP, who have valid reasons to need to take a step back. I would just let her know that you need to step back from social media a bit for your own mental health, but let her know you are 100% in her corner and rooting for her, even if that's not appearing in the form of likes and comments. Maybe resolve to drop her a text or something every couple weeks to let her know you are thinking about her, or some other non-Instagram form of engaging with her.[/quote]

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