My best friend got diagnosed with lupus last year and we used to do everything together but now she can't do half the things that made our friendship what it was, and neither of us knows how to rebuild this relationship around her new reality.
More people experience this than they realize.
Friendship can survive the loss of shared activities, but not the loss of honest conversation about what that loss means.
“Where Are You with Grief for lost health — chronic illness and disability?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.