https://cancerhopenetwork.org/blog/friendship-doesnt-run-away/ 1-1 peer support for cancer patients and the people who love them. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:39:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://cancerhopenetwork.org/blog/friendship-doesnt-run-away/#comment-46 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 22:42:48 +0000 https://blog.cancerhopenetwork.org/?p=3276#comment-46 […] can soon slip from days into weeks or longer. A startling number of patients (like volunteers Joe and Kelly) recall the pain not of treatment, but of lost or silent friends.Dale’s advice is […]

]]> https://cancerhopenetwork.org/blog/friendship-doesnt-run-away/#comment-45 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:52:36 +0000 https://blog.cancerhopenetwork.org/?p=3276#comment-45 […] Ask any cancer survivor and there’s a good chance they can name the friend (or friends!) who bailed after diagnosis. A quick search for “losing friends after cancer” returns 192 million results, with titles like “When My Cancer Returned, My Friends Disappeared.” Google “abandoned during cancer” and you’ll find more than 50 million results, with grim titles like “Cancer’s dirty secret: people turn their backs on you” or “Dealing with cancer and disappearing friends.” Even on our hope-filled pages, volunteers mention the loss of friends. […]

]]> https://cancerhopenetwork.org/blog/friendship-doesnt-run-away/#comment-44 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:03:17 +0000 https://blog.cancerhopenetwork.org/?p=3276#comment-44 […] Joe lost a friend when he was diagnosed… …but he’s discovered deeper relationships with his adult […]

]]>