DR Ann - and Jed - Here's a story..
Earlier this afternoon, I was trying to get a hold of my friend, Mark. I didn't see him online like he usually is when he's at work. I tried calling his cellphone, but got some message saying the number had been disconnected. Then I tried calling his office, and was told he doesn't work there any longer. Well, then I realized I had probably called his old office, so I looked up the number for his new office. But then I tried calling his cell again, just in case... He answered the phone.
His voice sounded horrible. Very gravelly and tired. He was home recovering from the flu. He ended up with a case of bronchitis too. He's been home for two weeks. We talked for a little bit, then he told me that he had been laid off this week too. -Apparently, I had reached the correct office the first time. His company had just been bought out last week, and they only ended up keeping four people in his office during the reorganization.
To add insult to injury, he hasn't been able to see his two boys the past two weeks since he's been sick, and he won't be able to see them this weekend, since they will be heading out of town with their mother. And one his boys just had two surgeries, and the other one broke his leg a few weeks ago.
Needless to say, he's had a couple of rough weeks lately.
However...
He was able to do a phone interview with a new company earlier this week. And he got the job! He's supposed to start training this week, but since he's sick... So, he'll start in two weeks. He'll be training down here for a few weeks, but the actual job will be in Pennsylvania - which is where he was planning to move to this summer in order to be closer to his sons. -His ex-wife is getting remarried, and she's moving to West Virginia - it's a very long commute from Richmond to Philly, but not such a long commute from Philly to West Virginia.
Amazing how life just seems to work itself out at times!
So, I truly do think we are all coming into a very good cycle. All of us.
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