I can somewhat relate to how you feel. My mom is
from a family of 12 at the time of being diagnosed
with lung cancer there were only 9. 8 of the 9 all
lived close with in a 30 minute drive the 1 lives
in New york quite a far distance from Ohio. 5 of
them came to visit right after her diagnosis. 2
never came to visit at all and it took her sister
in NY a few weeks before she even would call. Out
of the 5 that came to visit only 3 of them returned
for other visits which was not very often. The
last few months of her life she only had a phone
call here and there from them. I was moms care
giver and I seen daily how much this hurt her
inside it broke my heart. I do not know why people
change when someone becomes ill. I like Ginny's idea
of calling a few of these friends because Claire
really could use there support. Best of luck, Haylee