For those of you who know TanyaTheDancer from this board or have met her at comps: Her husband passed away suddenly this past Sunday. He leaves behind Tanya and a teenage son. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
Oh myyy, I'm so sorry TTD, we met at OSB this year during rounds. My deepest condolences for this sudden loss. Thoughts and Prayers, hugs.
The news about Tanya's husband reminded me about other curveballs that life has thrown recently, so I thought I'd give a quick update on my co-worker. He's been able to go home between the hospital stays for his chemotherapy sessions ... he's home about two weeks of every three. Once the tumor on his spine began to shrink he regained full use of his legs. He's been telecommuting when he feels up to it (under strict orders to do only what he feels like doing ... no pressure to do anything that interferes with his recovery) ... there's a lot of work he can do with his computer and internet connection. He has a few more months of chemo, but is making excellent progress, with relatively few side effects. My supervisor is fine ... the fainting spell was just a fluke related to his low blood pressure and the off-kilter aspects of that day. It didn't happen without warning ... he felt woozy and decided he needed to sit down for a while and hydrate, so he and his daughter were in line at a cafe when he keeled over ... holiday crowds meant all seats were occupied ... he says next time he will just sit on the ground rather than tough it out. We've hired a new engineer who will start before the end of the month.
