Later, when I was getting out and going places again, a group of our friends went out to eat. She called afterward to ask if she could stop by. I told her I had a conflict because I was hurt she hadn’t asked me to join them in the meal. Was I wrong to feel this way? -- Recovering and Forgotten

Dear Annie: My company has a back-to-office four days a week mandate this year. While it’s nice to have the in-person camaraderie, co-workers who are conspicuously ill are coming in and spreading their contagion. My company provides a generous two weeks of “occasional absence,” which may be used for sick days, doctors appointments and such.

Dear Annie: I value your advice and would like your opinion. I recently had hip replacement surgery. I now have mobility issues and cannot perform many tasks that I could in the past. I cannot walk now without a walker.I had a friend who I thought was a close friend. We live about half a block from each other.