Has anyone had friends “walk away” from you during your cancer journey. Glioblastoma in this case

Hello GJD, 

Yes, I did in early 2024. It was a former work colleague I had known well and been very good friends with for over 10 years. We first met when he was briefly my boss, then we both went working in different parts of the company but continued to meet for a game of golf or a few beers regularly.

When my prostate cancer recurred he suddenly stopped contacting me for some reason and I never heard from him since. 

It can be a real let down when somebody does this for no apparent reason but sometimes I think the reason is just because they don't know what to say to you and the only way they can deal with this is to hide from it.

It's quite common I'm afraid, although very disappointing or even upsetting.

Derek.

Agree. It is very disappointing.  My husband was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer less than 12 months ago. As his wife and carer I've noticed many of his "friends" have cut off contact. Equally many of my friends have stopped contact. Partly I think because people dont know what to say, partly they would say, "we're leaving you to it whilst you're busy with appts and treatment". I think because we are not able to go out, meet up and our lives have shrunk.to basically being housebound, coupled with exhaustion, living day to day, and we dont have any thing to talk about as we cant plan holidays,  days out etc people lose interest.

Then you get the other person who is hungry for details! Results, tests, prognosis ....  

It's a tricky and lonely/isolating at times but honestly I dont have the energy to dwell on it. I focus on my husband and our adult children. 

You’ve hit the nail on the head. Very upsetting and takes an awful long time to come to terms with it and move on after losing supposedly “rocks” you thought you could count on. 
My late father once told me “you can only count on the fingers of one hand who in life you can trust and rely on to be there come hell or high water”

he’s right