Was it inappropriate that he wrote this bad news in an email to me?

I've had a close friend for 15 years, dating on/off but considering him my best friend throughout the years. A year ago we got in a big fight, the last time we spoke was last summer. In February I sent an email asking how he's doing. He responded by telling me in the email that his cancer came back and he's in the middle of chemo. I wrote back how sad I was to hear that and would call him soon, but never did out of shock, fear, sadness. It's been 2 months and every day i wonder how he is but today I feel angry he gave me the news in email, knowing how sensitive I am and not making an effort to call at least seeing that I haven't. What do you think? He's over 30 years older than me, took the best years of my life away from me dangling a serious relationship over my head and never giving it to me and taking away my child bearing years so I do have a lot of anger from other reasons too. Plus I had confided a big secret to him which he told everyone so I moved away out of shame that's what the fight was about that I stopped talking to him for.
 
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