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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just cannot fathom being close to someone and ghosting if they have an illness. How on earth and why?

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Because they weren't really close in the first place. Your FB friends are not all your actual friends. US culture doesn't really do much to support actual friendships; most of my closest friends who have come through in a pinch aren't even from here. This is the downside of bootstrap culture.

Getting sick reveals who your real friends are, kinda like having a kid when your friends aren't already parents too. Some people stick around, but most don't want to even acknowledge the massive shifts that come with major life events, like an illness or loss. Your friend is facing involuntary change, and there's all kinds of grief that goes along with it. That's too big for small "friendships" (acquaintanceships, really) to hold, and so people she thought were friends are letting her down. Let her have her grief about it, and don't join the list of not-friends.[/quote]

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