Thanks everyone! Wow, I wasn't expecting quite that much animosity towards Denise. I can't actually take anyone else b/c the Disney tickets are non-transferable, and it would cost a lot to transfer the flight tickets. But I really do want to go with her - she's not usually this much of a PIA, and she can be so much fun. I've known her since my freshman year in high school (28 years ago); she's like a sister to me and I love her to death. I just wish I could get her to see things differently. I also really don't have anyone else to take - have lost any other friends I had over the years (have had a social anxiety issue and don't make friends easily), so there really is no one else, at least no one else I'd feel comfortable with.

Someone had mentioned why am I going when I don't have the money to go to doctor's appts, but it's only certain doctors - I do go to the oncologist, my therapist, my primary, etc. I'm only skipping my ophthalmologist and podiatrist (although these are important since I'm diabetic), but they should be able to wait until I get back from the trip. I had fantasized about going on this trip with her, thought it would be a lot of fun, but I just wasn't expecting all this drama. I think Denise does have an idea of the financial difficulties, b/c I wouldn't turn on the heat when she and her boyfriend came over to my apartment. I do think she thinks of this as a gift, though, and that's what I'm having trouble conveying to her - that I really do want her to pay at least some of it if she can.