Asking Eric: Friend who promised to be with me during a health scare wasn’t. We’re done

Dear Eric: A year ago, I had to have a procedure for a brain tumor. A very scary emotional roller coaster event. My best friend of 42 years, said, “Don’t worry; I will be with you every step of the way.”

When the date and time were finally provided, I told her we have to be at the hospital at 6:30 a.m. Her response was “I can’t go then; I don’t get up until 9. I would have to call my daughter and see if I would hear the phone when she called me. I don’t have an alarm clock.”