hello @samminator,
I personally believe that timely help is better than trying to help people who do not want to be helped, in my personal life on many occasions friends that I had not spoken to for many years appeared out of nowhere and helped me in difficult times, that is why I am very grateful to all of them, life is not easy so if we have the opportunity to make things easier for a friend who is in trouble it will always be the best decision we can take.