Suspect friend lied about parent having cancer

[MelloYellow]

Hello just wanting to get some opinions
im a 43 F who lost their DH to cancer.
I reconnected with an old friend and he’s lovely but a bit much - I’ve had to tell him about coming on too strong and he’s apologised.
He lives a few hours away and over Christmas he said he was coming to our home town in the new year,I wasn’t really feeling like meeting and then he told me his step mum had just been told she had cancer.He told me she had a lump ,and the consultant told her it was definitely cancer ,he had said he suspects stage 4,said about survival rates and her notes etc said cancer.
Fast forward to this week and suddenly she doesn’t have cancer ,they got it wrong .I suspect now it was said to get my attention.AIBU? Or Culf a consultant get it this wrong.Cancer is obviously very triggering for me.

That's a good idea. It needs to be escalated.

I hope this is clear enough for him

I left it open and unblocked to make sure it delivered
you couldn’t make this up
he is fixated on the word odd
maniac

I hope you have a video doorbell. They are invaluable.

Oh I do

You are a great woman, and we are here for you forever, if you ever feel like revisiting 👍