I’m finding more and more that my friends are keeping me out of the loop — not being invited to do things, or avoiding hanging out with me (and I know this because they’re posting on social media). They tell me they’re too busy but don’t worry we’ll find a time… and then silence. It started when we all rented a cottage a year ago and had our designated day to cook and clean up… but I was among the last invited and didn’t know what had been discussed/the rules. The first day we were there, one of the new folks in our group who is a doctor, told me to relax and he would do my part of the cleanup, so that’s what happened. He had seen my fatigue was really bad and offered the help. But my other friends, not knowing he told me he would take care of things, were getting annoyed with me. So I approached them and had a conversation to figure out what was wrong (I was being ignored). When we finally cleared the air and the doctor backed me up, we moved on and had a good rest of the weekend. But ever since, I’ve been avoided by some of those people that I thought were my friends. They were understanding before (for years even since I was first diagnosed) but it’s like they lost patience with me? I don’t know. It’s just feeling a little lonely lately and it’s not like they’re giving me access to them to ask them about it.