Recently, a man went on TikTok to tearfully recount being called “poor” by a close friend. He was overwhelmed by the amount of support he received from total strangers. On February 12, Andrey Borul explained in a video that he had fallen into medical debt after spending two weeks nearly dying in the hospital. Now, he’s “working almost twenty hours a day trying to recover.” Borul isn’t alone in this struggle. Studies estimate that approximately 100 million Americans have some form of medical or dental debt, with total outstanding debt around $220 billion. @father_vs_world ♬ Whispers Of A Fading Dream – Lyra West And yet, Borul’s family has tried their best to keep their spirits up and “make it work.” They’ve always managed to “bring a gift” to whatever parties they were invited to. “Too poor” to get invited So when, at one of these parties, a friend said that Borul and his wife don’t get invited anywhere because they’re “too poor,” he was “dumbfounded.” Things only seemed to get worse when, presumably at the same party, couples were talking about “buying houses.” Borul’s wife suggested making a group trip to the mountains so the kids could enjoy the snow together. Again, a friend immediately “shot down” the idea, saying, “You can’t afford that.” Tears welling up in his eyes, Borul admitted, “It’s true—we can’t.” He then shared how, the next morning, he drove up to the mountains himself to bring down some snow for his kids to play with. @father_vs_world Daughter been praying for snow and since Idaho had zero snow days i made a secret trip high into the mountains to bring snow for them to play in ♬ Snow Day – Tabitha Meeks & Ryan Corn “After our bills are paid, we have so little left over for entertainment,” he said. “I’ve been working nonstop to dig ourselves out of this financial hole…being poor sucks.” Borul ended his clip saying, “I feel so alone. We haven’t been invited for three months anywhere.” Thankfully, Borul was met with a wave of support from viewers  A few people shared that they had found themselves in equally disheartening situations. “Most of us in North America are in your shoes.” Many chimed in to remind him what real friendship looks like. @father_vs_world Replying to @Sandyyy.R. How can so called close “friends “ be so crule.. just thinking about it makes me cry ♬ original sound – father_vs_world “Bro, you literally went to the mountain and brought your kids back snow…you’re working 20 hours a day for your family…you are THE MAN. Do not let those types of people make you feel any sort of way. Run from them. You’re the kind of guy I would be honored to call my friend.”  “You almost died, lost two weeks of income, and those people did not help you? They are not your friends.”  “This broke my heart and angered me because I’ve been in between blessings before and I remember when we planned a trip and our friends knew we were in between blessings. They ended up paying for the trip and once we got back on our feet, that’s when we paid them back (they wouldn’t take it). My point is friendship is about support (not necessarily financial), love, and grace. As hard as it’s going to be it may be time for you and your wife to leave them where they are at. Sending you love.” “You should not be wasting your time and energy on these people. You are richer than them in the most important way.” “If they were your friends, they would ask how to help you, not leave you out because you don’t have the money.”  And perhaps most encouraging of all, donations began pouring into Borul’s GoFundMe to help cover some of those exorbitant medical bills and give him some room to breathe. So far, a little over $30,000 has been raised, inching closer to the overall $35,000 goal. Understandably, Borul was overwhelmed by all the support  @father_vs_world Replying to @Tony Hurtado ♬ Yeshua the Messiah (Instrumental Worship) – The Sound of Worship & Glorify “I woke up with a total lightness in my chest,” he said. “Total strangers showed me more compassion than my own friends. I am so beyond grateful.” Hopefully, Borul can take solace in knowing that he does have a friend group, even if it wasn’t who he was expecting. If you’d like to donate to Borul’s GoFundMe page, click here.  The post Man gets wave of support after tearful confession that a friend called him ‘too poor’ to get invited anywhere appeared first on Upworthy.