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I am a bloody crap friend

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rickman · 03/04/2005 21:20

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welshmum · 04/04/2005 12:26

I thought there'd be a reason why you weren't in the hospital.
Hope things turn out really well for your friend and her little boy.
And don't feel bad about the reassurances you gave - I've done stuff like that myself and it all went terribly wrong too.

Fio2 · 05/04/2005 09:20

you are not a crap friend I know you feel bad, but alot of us would have thought the same. A brain tumour is very extreme, you would never in a month of sundays even think that.

I will keep my fingers crossed for thursday xx

dinosaur · 05/04/2005 11:59

rickman

Of course you're not a crap friend.

Thinking of your friend's DS

bundle · 05/04/2005 12:01

rickman, i'm so sorry about your friend's ds. why don't you ring up the hospital and ask to speak to the play therapist who works on the ward about what kind of toy/game would be manageable for him? xxx

Mirage · 05/04/2005 13:08

You had no way of knowing that the little lad was really ill.My sister nannies for a little girl with a brain tumour & despite all her family being concerned about her health & having Drs in the family,it was undiagnosed for a long,long time.Apparently they are so rare that it isn't the 1st thing to come to mind,my GP says that he will probably only see one case throughout his working life.

Anyway,this little girl's tumour isn't malignant,Thank God,but can't be removed.18 months on,after treatment to shrink it,she is like any normal toddler & has come on in leaps & bounds.So there is every reason to be optomistic for your friends son.

Rhubarb · 05/04/2005 13:37

Send your friend a pressie instead, she could probably do with a pickmeup. As a friend you only give advice, it is up to them whether they take your advice or leave it. I have given crap advice loads of times, but no-one would dream of taking me up on it. Your friend probably blames herself right now, she probably doesn't even remember what your advice was! Plus she will have asked loads of other people whose answers would have been the same as yours no doubt. The best you can do right now is to be there for her, don't avoid her, spend time with her as she will need you now more than ever.

dinosaur · 07/04/2005 14:57

Thinking of your friend's ds today rickman...

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rickman · 08/04/2005 09:13

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dinosaur · 08/04/2005 10:22

That's really really good news!

How are you doing yourself, rickman?

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rickman · 14/04/2005 18:38

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mummytosteven · 14/04/2005 18:40

sorry to hear that rickman.

GRMUM · 14/04/2005 19:08

Thinking of your friend,her son and family.

GeorginaA · 14/04/2005 19:10

Oh rickman

Thinking of him and his family.

xxx

emmatmg · 14/04/2005 19:28

Ohhh, rickman.

That's so sad.

I truely hope everything turns out OK for your friends little boy.

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