Dear greenshade:

I am sorry to read you’ve been feeling badly lately. I do hope you feel better soon. Share more about your latest depression of the last two weeks, if you’d like.

Regarding: “It seems to me that even otherwise reliable people may not be reliable if the timing is wrong… for example my therapist was hospitalized”- I think that it was the professional and responsible thing for her to call you or email you and let you know that she cannot see you, and for how long she cannot see you.

If she had a stroke and unable to communicate, then of course, she is not responsible for not communicating the above to you. If she got killed and is dead, same. But if she is able to communicate and hasn’t, then it is wrong of her not to.

anita