I've read a number of posts in various threads about friends and family essentially abandoning us because of our MS. Honestly, I used to think that this only happens to "other people". But lately I've been waking up to the fact that this is very much alive and well in my life.
Like many of us, I have people in both categories that I simply don't hear from anymore. I'm pretty much homebound so it's difficult to go see anyone. I send emails to people to check in and many times don't receive any kind of response, even when refraining from mentioning MS.
It's made me think that I should probably never mention MS again, because many clearly don't want to hear it. It's also made me wonder how many times I did the same things to others, "pre-MS".
I'm not looking for any solutions, I'm just kind of mini-venting. But it would be informative to hear your stories.
And as has happened in other recent threads, please don't tell me what I'm doing "wrong". I don't think there are any of us on here that want or need that kind of "advice".
Like many of us, I have people in both categories that I simply don't hear from anymore. I'm pretty much homebound so it's difficult to go see anyone. I send emails to people to check in and many times don't receive any kind of response, even when refraining from mentioning MS.
It's made me think that I should probably never mention MS again, because many clearly don't want to hear it. It's also made me wonder how many times I did the same things to others, "pre-MS".
I'm not looking for any solutions, I'm just kind of mini-venting. But it would be informative to hear your stories.
And as has happened in other recent threads, please don't tell me what I'm doing "wrong". I don't think there are any of us on here that want or need that kind of "advice".
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