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I am nearly 22 and have fallen in love with a 23 year old woman. I met her through mutual friends and felt drawn to her immediately. Sparing you all the sappy nonsense, I am falling in love with her and it feels more real than anything I've felt before. The only problem we have is that she has put up these extreme walls.

She suffers from a disease that is eating away at her muscle tissue and she just relapsed after years of being okay. She hates to talk about it, but from what I can understand, she is afraid to fall in love. Watching her wither, she is afraid to see me hurt like that. If the disease continues to destroy her body, she will need more surgeries to stop the spread in her muscles, more chemotherapy, and if she cannot stop the spread, she may die at a young age.

I've told her, holding her in my arms, that it does not scare me away. That she is so strong facing this all alone, but there is no need to be so cut throat. I am falling in love and I can't give up on her!

I am having such a hard time dealing with the sways of her emotions. Her and I are amazing together, but when things progress to a more emotional level, she tells me to be prepared for her to disappear.

I know that if I continue to spend time with her like this and she does just disappear, my heart will break, but I know that she is too afraid to get close to anyone..

Reddit, please lend me some advice.
<bot>: I am falling in love with a woman who suffers from a terminal illness that will eat away at her muscles. She is afraid to fall in love because she can't watch my heart break for her.