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no_hypocrisy

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20. Thank you. I think my heartbreak is realizing there are limits to friendship when

Reply to Faux pas (Reply #19)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 01:46 PM

Nov 2019

it interferes with their family.

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I am heartbroken about my friend. [View all] no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 OP

Poor fellow TEB Nov 2019 #1

poor man, my heart goes out to him. Elder abuse. trueblue2007 Nov 2019 #24

Hoepfully you can step in where his family fails him Kaleva Nov 2019 #2

I am doing that. He does appreciate my support. no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #3

Sounds like you are a good friend captain queeg Nov 2019 #7

He couldn't ask for a better friend. Kaleva Nov 2019 #18

I am so sorry... handmade34 Nov 2019 #4

Thank you. I feel so helpless. no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #5

That's sad. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #6

Irony: Wife and I are on friendly terms, but she LIES, not just to me, but to everyone. no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #8

I would contact them either way. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #10

So very sad for your friend SonofDonald Nov 2019 #9

Perhaps you should file an Elder Abuse complaint against his wife. catbyte Nov 2019 #11

+100000 Celerity Nov 2019 #37

Is it possible your worries are only partly justified? Croney Nov 2019 #12

I think my breaking point is the fact that he was pushed aside and ignored. no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #13

So, his sister is your only source of information? Croney Nov 2019 #14

Please focus: elderly man recovering from a recent severe car accident with a broken neck. no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #16

You said: defacto7 Nov 2019 #34

My dad was married to a woman like that. Canoe52 Nov 2019 #15

Maybe you could offer to drive him to physical therapy if his wife won't. Liberty Belle Nov 2019 #17

Good luck DENVERPOPS Nov 2019 #22

There's Faux pas Nov 2019 #19

Thank you. I think my heartbreak is realizing there are limits to friendship when no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #20

Any family who really cares Faux pas Nov 2019 #25

Don't I know it!! ChildOfTheFort Nov 2019 #21

Welcome to DU CotF. no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #23

Lol too bad Faux pas Nov 2019 #26

What about Medicare? FarPoint Nov 2019 #27

As a mandated reporter, I'm glad I don't know where he is bluedye33139 Nov 2019 #28

I call it abuse of personality and have dealt with that all my life. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #29

Thank you for your inspirational and educational words. no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #30

I hope you can get some private time with him where... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #33

He should talk about changing his beneficiaries. Turbineguy Nov 2019 #31

Has been hard for me over the years learning that personality flaws don't quit for health crises. Mersky Nov 2019 #32

Your friend is lucky to have you Blecht Nov 2019 #35

more proof to me that family is way overrated Skittles Nov 2019 #36

Postscript no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #38