I have a friend who is having a terrible time. I don't know her well, we job shared for a while years ago, so worked opposite hours, but met up at social events etc.
She took redundancy a few years ago, which appeared to come a just the right time, as she was unexpectedly pregnant with DC3 and a very attractive package enabled he to be SAHM, which is what she wanted.
She's kept in touch with a few people at work. Her self-employed Dh is terribly ill, down to 6 stone after a serious op and facing at least a further 6 months of treatment. Outlook is fairly bleak for him after that.
She's been in touch to ask if she might be able to work with us again, as her DH can't work and I've put her in touch with a few people who would jump at the chance to employ her (was very good at her job) However, I have no idea how she can cope with working full-time, 3 young children and a very poorly DH. She has very supportive family locally who help with the children thankfully, but I really don't know how it's possible. I'm really worried for her, even though we're not particularly close.
She's a very private person and not easy to talk to, but is there anything I an do?
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