Newswriting Buddy

So my Newswriting Buddy experience was sort of a complete failure.  I met with my partner once and we discussed her previous works and what she had problems with.  She said she had alot of problems with developing story ideas and I suggested that she attend TNH meetings and check out all of the billboards around campus, that there was always something going on around here. She didn't bring any stories with her so there was nothing I could really look over but told her to definitely send some to me.  After that meeting, I contacted her through e-mail a couple of times without response. I finally got a response in the last month of school and she said she had gotten surgery and was trying to stay up on all of her work.  I was unaware of the situation so I really didn't know how to handle the situation.  I told her that her other work came first but if she had some time to meet that it would be great.  I never heard from her again. She did apologize for being a dead beat partner and I said I definitely understood.  I feel like I failed as an editor but I feel it wasn't completely my fault.