It always seems that my DW's interface with my IL clan is a bit of a double edged sword.  Sigh.

My DW is grieving the loss of her cousin.  As I have shared periodically, this cousin is the closest relationship my DW has had with her never met deceased before she was born BioDad's family.  As such, my DW has been a bit avoidant on some of the facts around this cousin

What a gut-wrenching evening last evening.

We have a friend who is going through the demise of a 30+ year marriage. All indicators are that her STBXH is cheating. He has perpetrated emotional abuse, financial abuse, crazy making, isolation, etc, etc, etc.....

She and my DW spent a couple of hours talking yesterday while I was a last minute notice business meeting with my 2 up customer/boss and a few others.  When I got home, DW and I did our usual end of the day catch up.  As she worked through her notes from her talk with our friend I asked a fateful question.

For 2 years we have avoided COVID, with the exception of my youngest nephew who caught it in Oct of 20 a few weeks after his freshman year at university started. He was fine, was asymptomatic though he tested positive.

Today my Sr. staff member left at mid day not feeling well.  On his way home he stopped and picked up a COVID self test.  He and I share an office.  Well ventilated about 20ft by 20ft and our desks are 6+ft apart. 

He is at the VA for a PCR test now.

It has been a rough week for my wife.  Her cousin has been very ill for several months and finally went to the ER. She was immediately admitted.  They found active mold growing in her lungs.  They removed a portion of one of her lungs. They kept her sedated for several days while they ran a number of tests.  Ultimately they Dx'd her with a rare form of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma.  It is stage 3 and the Docs indicate that she is terminal. She has between 2wks and 2 years depending on how she responds to Chemo.