[Ruth]

Oh Rhonda ~
To apologize or not? Hmm....
I am thinking that maybe just talking to her (without apology) about the big C and giving her understanding is what she needs. I have friends (male and female) that had radiation only and it was kind of isolating for them. Remember how you went in, undressed, got rads, and left in all of maybe 10 minutes? While chemo you had the chance to talk, really talk to people. In radiation, you aren't sitting next to people in chairs sharing the same experience. Her words of not being able to go on was not maybe the radiation part but the whole crappy cancer part. Which lots of us understand. I can't say how many times during treatment I was a little jealous of someone who had radiation only or a small tumor, got to keep breast, no positive nodes etc... and how crazy is that? Cancer is cancer and to anyone's world it suxs! With a capital S.
You have always written such inspiring sweet posts and I can't imagine you being anything other than a caring, compassionate person. I don't think an apology is called for but maybe a hug.
Ruth