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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 76633" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>I cannot imagine not having any friends. What would I have done during my cancer scare? </p><p>My friend, D, had cervical cancer and lung cancer at diff times in her life, so she sat down with-me and made a list of priorities and tasks. She was in charge of the phone for the days and weeks after my surgery. She literally screened my calls and got quite an earful, as we all have relatives and kooks we do not want to talk to! She was businesslike and calm. (Although we had good laughs after she hung up the phone!)</p><p>She was irreplaceable. </p><p>A few mo's later, we got into a huge fight--actually, she exploded and I was clueless. I've never had that happen b4 or since with-any friend, and had to give it some good, hard thought as to whether it was worth it all. I decided it was. (So did she.)</p><p>My friend, N., was given the task of watering my special rhododendrons, daylilies, and anything else that was special, because we have people who cut the grass but they don't have a clue when it comes to the diff between a weed and a plant. He brought over movies, and his kids (who were bored silly but it was summer and he didn't want to leave them home alone), sat with-me on the couch and watched movies, all the while with-one eye out the window to make sure the sprinkler was doing its thing. </p><p>Other friends sent flowers and stopped by with-chocolate or entire meals.</p><p>Of course, there's my husband, who pretty much told everyone on the planet about my cancer. It was embarrassing, because one of the 1st things people do when you have breast cancer is stare at your chest, (like they can really see anything?!) but I got over the embarrassment whenever someone showed up with-a hot meal, LOL!</p><p></p><p>I swear off my friends but it never lasts.</p><p></p><p>Keep working at it. It's give and take. I'm sure my bipolar friend has things to say about me, too ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 76633, member: 3419"] I cannot imagine not having any friends. What would I have done during my cancer scare? My friend, D, had cervical cancer and lung cancer at diff times in her life, so she sat down with-me and made a list of priorities and tasks. She was in charge of the phone for the days and weeks after my surgery. She literally screened my calls and got quite an earful, as we all have relatives and kooks we do not want to talk to! She was businesslike and calm. (Although we had good laughs after she hung up the phone!) She was irreplaceable. A few mo's later, we got into a huge fight--actually, she exploded and I was clueless. I've never had that happen b4 or since with-any friend, and had to give it some good, hard thought as to whether it was worth it all. I decided it was. (So did she.) My friend, N., was given the task of watering my special rhododendrons, daylilies, and anything else that was special, because we have people who cut the grass but they don't have a clue when it comes to the diff between a weed and a plant. He brought over movies, and his kids (who were bored silly but it was summer and he didn't want to leave them home alone), sat with-me on the couch and watched movies, all the while with-one eye out the window to make sure the sprinkler was doing its thing. Other friends sent flowers and stopped by with-chocolate or entire meals. Of course, there's my husband, who pretty much told everyone on the planet about my cancer. It was embarrassing, because one of the 1st things people do when you have breast cancer is stare at your chest, (like they can really see anything?!) but I got over the embarrassment whenever someone showed up with-a hot meal, LOL! I swear off my friends but it never lasts. Keep working at it. It's give and take. I'm sure my bipolar friend has things to say about me, too ... [/QUOTE]
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