The article discusses a situation where someone's cold inadvertently caused a friend's severe illness, leading her to cancel a long-awaited vacation. The sender of the letter feels guilty and worries about losing the friendship, as the friend is not responding. The advice given emphasizes giving the friend time to heal and suggests offering financial help for her lost trip expenses. It also cautions about the responsibility of staying home when sick to prevent spreading illness, highlighting lessons learned from this experience.
You cannot make your friend respond to you. What you can do is give her time.
If you have the means, you could also offer to defray some of the cost of her dream trip.
What you learned, unfortunately, is that illness is real. When people are sick, they should stay home and rest.
Don't forget the lesson moving forward.
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