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Anna Richardson

‘My friend keeps making my illness all about her – how can I get her to support me?’

A composite image shows Anna Richardson beside a photo of two female friends, one of whom wears a headscarf.

This reader letter is quietly moving, as it comes from a woman going through an experience that may be familiar to many of us, but that none of us would wish on our worst enemy: a battle with cancer.

She acknowledges that she's lucky to have a support network, which I hope lends her the comfort she needs. The power of female friendship is not to be underestimated. However, one friend isn't supporting her in the way that she needs right now.

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