My brother is dying of cancer. He has a very large cancerous tumor in his abdomen, it didn't respond to chemo. The cancer is very aggressive and my brother is fading fast. When I talk to my friends on the phone or by e-mail, I patiently listen to their stresses and difficulties in life and give them moral support. However, when it comes to me talking about my recent stresses -- my most difficult stress being my sick brother -- they won't listen to me at all. They decide to end the phone call and in e-mails they say nothing. They abandon me. What could be their problem? Are they compassionless? awkward? scared? I find it very frustrating. I have one compassionate friend, but I can't talk to him much because he lives so far away. By the way, I'm not the type who lets it "all hang out" and goes into nitty-gritty details and overwhelms people. I just want to be able to tell my friends a little about it and would like them to just listen for a moment.
2007-11-01
18:49:15
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Andee
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Cancer