Mindy, You need to contact this person soon. Just let her know that with a life-changing disease like TM that it takes a while to get your head on straight. Tell her she extended her friendship at a bad time for you and you couldn't handle it then. Let her know how far you have come mentally and that you would love to start over again. A big "forgive me" will make both of you feel better. If she doesn't accept it, then you have tried and go on from there. Surely she will see you are a different person now. Good luck. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence King To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Cc: Lawrence King Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 7:12 PM Subject: [TMIC] friendships new topic
We've been talking how this disease has affected our friendships but only how others have treated us because of this disease. I need to make apologies to a lovely person who extended the hand of friendship (during that early period of the disease) to me and in my pain, anger and confusion I just trashed the whole relationship, taking advantage of her in the process. I know for a fact she is very angry and hurt and if I don't make amends for the damage I did, her opinion of me would be correct. It has been painful for me to look back with unclouded eyes at my behavior but if I want to recover and grow in my soul and spirit just as my body has recently experienced I need to do this. Encouragement and similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Mindy the Artisan
