I get it. You struggle so much in modern society. Going to school, trying to find a marketable skill, paying debt. Everything is difficult. Then you lose everything you worked hard for. It is devastating.
When they find out she's not actually dying that will be immensely messed up. Because the cried for her, they thought they were gonna lose her and she is off in lala land. This misunderstanding is even worse than any misunderstanding. Good story though.