My bosses wife is dying...

[TeeCee]

...and I can't stop crying. I never even met her but I just feel for him soo much, it's so sad.
They have no kids, no family, he has pub type mates but that's it really.
He broke down in my arms twice today and has gone to be with her now. He says that he'll be very surprised if she makes it through the night.
She was diagnosed with lung cancer 2 months ago, bit less than that maybe. The specialist said even he was shocked at how quickly she's got so bad.
They are giving her morphine now to give her " a dignified and comfortable death".

how sad.

Oh, darling - I remember your thread from her diagnosis - I'm so sorry {{{TC}}}

This happened to my bil last autumn. It is freakishly fast.

We got to see him on his last day. Didn't know at the time obviously.

All you can do is be there for your boss.

oh Teecee, I'm so sorry, the poor man

How very difficult, all you can do is be there when he needs your support & perhaps bring him in some home cooking...Poor man.

Last convo I had with him he said that that had some good news and the stuff she was coughing up was becasue of the infection and it was a good sign. I thought she might get better. Then she had a terrible weekend. She's only halfway through chemo.

She had a cough and went to the GP. Diagnosed with cancer and about 2 months on she's going to die any minute.

So sad for them. All they have is each other.

They just bought a new house and she'll never have lived there, they are still in the rented flat.

Life is so harsh sometimes isn't it.

Oh TeeCee, that is so sad.

How devestating for him hope you can support him through the tough times ahead

The home cooking idea properly set me off again. What a lovely thought, thank you. But how cruel that his wife won't cook for him again. Ow, ow, ow

how dreadfully sad, I'm sorry to hear this teecee

Oh teecee, I know how close you get to your colleagues when you work in a small team for a number of years. They really do become almost like family, I'm so sorry

TeeCee sorry for setting you off, but I know that eating/cooking becomes very unimportant when you're grieving...Both my Bosses lost their Father's just before Christmas!

It's been me and him and one other girl for over 8 years and he's such a kind sweet man and so in love with his wife, thay are like teenagers together. He's been with hr 36 years, so since he was about 19.

Oh God I'm sobbing again.

Hormones not helping.

ScottishThistle, god no, don't apologise, it's a lovely idea and thank you for it.

Oh TC.

How very sad.

xxx

TC, the cooking thing is so important. When my mum dying she spent time writing a bunch of simple recipes down in a little book for my dad, cos he could hardly boil an egg.
So sad for him. Be his friend - I know you will.

oh god

Just answered the phone at work and the guy couldn't understand the email address I was trying to tell him, i had to pretend to have a bad cold.

How awful TeeCee. Isn't life bloody unfair sometimes

oh teecee, that's so sweet!