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Dear Susu #15: Heartbroken Friend

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Welcome to Dear Susu, my advice column where I answer your questions about life and writing and everything in between. In this month’s installment, I respond to “Heartbroken Friend,” who survived cancer, then lost a close friend, and doesn’t know how to move on. I’d love to hear your thoughts, your reactions, and your stories of lost friends in the comments section. Dear Susu, I beat cancer over a year ago, but I lost my arm. I was still grieving my arm when one of my closest friends of over twelve years suddenly died. His loss made me forget about my every pain. I can endure anything, I could fight the whole world, but this is very hard. It’s been six months, and I am not able to accept that he’s not here and I’ll never see him again. I post his pictures on my social media accounts constantly as if he is still here because I believe if we stop talking about him, we will forget him. Nobody talks about how it feels when we lose a friend. I don’t know what I should do. I don’t know how t

Dear Susu Dear Susu #15: Heartbroken Friend "How do I move on?" Suleika Jaouad Jun 16, 2023 ∙ Paid 415 77 18 Share This post is for paid subscribers Subscribe Already a paid subscriber? Sign in Previous Next

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