Things My Boss Has Said

My father had passed away suddenly (at age 55). Due to the shock of it all, my uncle (his brother) went into a deep depression and had to be hospitalized. The day he came home from the hospital, he had a pulmonary embolism in the driveway that killed him instantly (he was 57 and my favorite uncle/second dad). This was six months after my dad’s death. I found out on a Friday on my way home from work. On Monday I told my boss that she might see me upset throughout the day because my favorite uncle had died. She gave me a hug and said, “That’s ok, my boyfriend broke up with me over the weekend - we can be sad together.”