If someone said (a friend) ,that they would "be there" for you-that you had hurt them very badly by something you had done but they believed that was due to you being ill, but that they still cared enough to be there for you-how would you feel? Would you feel comfortable ,or if someone says they are going to "be there" for someone,can that only be the case if they've got over the hurt so should that not be mentioned? Would you think they must be "desperate" for your friendship to still want to be friends after being hurt so badly and so view it warily?
(Just to be clear-I'm the "hurt" one thinking of saying this).