Post by unoriginalae on Jan 13, 2013 17:48:09 GMT -5
I'm posting under an AE to make it a little harder for anybody to track this down, but I'm sure most of you will know who I am. I posted a couple of weeks ago about another friend in my close-knit group having cancer. We'll call him Tom. Well, get this.
It was a lie. He doesn't have cancer at all. He Dr. googled that diagnosis. He told us, about 8 people, and nobody else. Then, a well-meaning friend who we'll call Ginger decided to host a big party to show him support. In the end, this party ended up with over 200 people invited. Ginger more-or-less told 200 people that Tom has cancer. But he doesn't.
He IS sick though. It's his liver. He's been admitted to the hospital and is getting treated.
He also lied about losing his job. He said the company got rid of his department. But that was a lie too. He quit. He says he's got that job back, and now has insurance again through them, but who knows if that's the truth.
So now he's in the hospital and whining about wanting people to come visit him, bring him magazines, whatever. Luckily, I have the easy excuse that I'm not going to bring my nine month old to a hospital at the height of flu season. I wouldn't go anyway. I have no desire to see him or take care of him when he has shown so much disrespect for me and my friends. I'm done with him.
And I think this is made even worse by the fact that we have a friend who DOES have cancer and probably WILL die this year because of it. Fuck Tom. As far as I'm concerned, he's the scum of the earth.
OMG. Your post about his situation broke my heart for him (and you, and your friends). Lying about all of those things... I can't think of anything worse. That is so awful. I'm sorry.
OMG I remember reading about this the other day. I can't believe he would lie about it. He seems like he needs some serious help, I hope he can get it.
did he tell everyone the truth now? how'd you find out?
He has had a lot of friends in positions of power who were trying to get him the help they thought he needed. It didn't take long to get to the bottom of it.
Post by lauranicole91 on Jan 13, 2013 19:03:38 GMT -5
Wow. Just wow. I am in total shock. This is all wrong on so many levels. Sounds like he needs treatment for this pathological lying issue he seems to have going on...
I feel like there's more to the story and maybe there's something he is ashamed over so he made that up. It's definitely not the right thing to do but I kinda feel sorry for him and he must be in a dark place to make up something like that.