Things have been tense at work lately. The senior partner in my firm found out his wife has cancer. Actually, she found a lump months ago and was rushed into surgery for a mastectomy. She’s still young – early forties I’d guess. Then came the chemo and the medication. It leaked into work, of course, and we gleaned bits of news now and then. Finally, a month or so ago, she came into the office and announced she had just had her last chemo session. He was so happy. The kids were meeting them at a restaurant to celebrate. I remember he kept joking with her to take off her wig and she would hit him in disgust. We didn’t hear much else for a while and then suddenly things turned worse.<\/p>\n
I guess she began having trouble speaking and remembering words so they took her back to the hospital for test. Next thing I heard, they had discovered the cancer had moved into her brain and she had three very large tumors. My boss began taking lots of personal calls behind closed doors and I didn’t really know what was happening except when asked how she was, he would say, “not good”.<\/p>\n
The other day he got a call that she was having seizures and wouldn’t wake up. Amazingly enough, he returned to work the next day. I think he was just looking for something to do until the test results were back. But you could tell he was here in body only. His heart was elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Today was our firm Christmas lunch and even though he was waiting for the results of a crucial MRI he can to celebrate for us. I don’t know how he sat through that lunch and laughed and ate and made merry with us. It must have been the longest lunch of his life. I saw him checking his watch and every time his cell phone rang, we all held our breath.<\/p>\n
My co-worker just called me to say that the MRI was positive and there is hope after all. Not everything is fine go home tomorrow but also not time to say good-bye. I’m relieved but I’m still worried about her and about him and their kids. It all happened so fast. It was found and they thought it was over and now its back worse than ever. My boss is a great attorney and someone who I respect for his talent and knowledge of the law. But watching him go through this, I respect him now for his strength and his love and his hope. It can’t be easy to be strong for your kids and for your clients and for your co-workers. I can’t imagine having to find that level of strength.<\/p>\n
So if you have a moment, say a prayer for her, ok? And if you have two moments, say a prayer for him too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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