I have been battling cancer for several months. The support of friends and family is key to keeping morale up, but I feel more alone than ever.

I hardly hear from my friends.

When I pick up the phone to say, “Hello,” they say they haven’t called because they don’t want to disturb me. Or they say they are keeping track of me through ‘Mary’ but ‘Mary’ isn’t calling either. The burden of keeping in touch falls entirely on me.

It is hard to call people when you are at your lowest. You have no news to share other than your illness.

I want to tell people to please phone their friends and family members who are suffering. Just knowing you care enough to make them part of your life is worth a million pills.

When you are ill so many ask, “what can I do?”

This  is what they can do!

~Lisa

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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