I don't have many close connections anymore. At all. Strained family relationships (I just bring a bunch of unnecessary stress and consternation to the table) and few if any close friends these days. I am sure that a handful of people will be upset initially, but they'll most likely get on with their lives once the shock wears off. Most will almost certainly be better off in the end.
The reality is, people are consumed with their own lives. Especially right now. Even the small handful of people who know I was hospitalized a few months ago don't really check in anymore. I get it, and quite frankly, the more disengaged I am, the easier it is to stop worrying about what others might think, which makes progressing towards the inevitable a little less uncomfortable on my end. There's nothing they could ultimately do to stop me, so it probably makes it a little easier on everyone to cut the cord while I'm still alive... that way the attachment is already minimal when I die, and hopefully the response will be too.