Hi
I became quite severely visually impaired around four years ago. Since then, for whatever reasons, many of my erstwhile friends have 'faded' away. I assume unpalatable reasons which I can't do anything about i.e. suddenly becoming very 'different' and an encumbrance.
Didn't take long after for my ex-partner to leave me. I was falling into mental ruination and she had no obligation to try and save me from that.
And, now, I am living alone (well, with my guide dog), with my nearest friend over 100 miles away, delicate family relations, and no local community at all to speak of.
It would be interesting to know if other people have experienced losing the people you once considered friends, and how you have managed the resulting loneliness. People say you find out who your real friends are, in terms of whom sticks by you. Maybe it's just me and in my life, but I have had far more people move on from me, now I am perceived to not offer anything much positive, than stand by me.
Just interested to know, really. Maybe it is a London issue, and I need to move somewhere with a bit of a soul?
