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I had alluded to this in another thread, but rather than derail that thread, I thought I'd start a new one.
So, a few weeks ago, my boss' shoulder starts hurting. He goes to the doctor, they do a chest X-Ray, and see some cloudiness on his lung. Turns out he has pneumonia. They do an MRI, and discover that he has a mass on his shoulder bone, and it appears that it may be malignant. So, he goes to the Mayo clinic, they do a full battery of tests, and the diagnosis comes in: lung cancer. Pretty advanced, from what I can tell; they can't operate, and it has spread to his bone.
I was shocked. He seemed perfectly healthy. He doesn't smoke (though he may have at one time; he only joined our company a year ago, and I didn't know him before then).
I have only reported to him for 6 months. He definitely joined our company to improve sales in our group, not to make friends. He is very business-oriented, and not excessively chatty. Still, I reached a point with him where we were getting along really well, and had mutual respect for each other.
His attitude is amazing; he is confident that he is going to beat it. I told him I admire that; I don't think I'd have the same positive outlook as he does if the situation were reversed.
I will find out next week what his work schedule will be; most likely very diminished. They have already announced who his temporary replacement will be.
The whole situation has really given me food for thought this season. I hope he comes out of this OK, but it just doesn't sound good...
- E.
So, a few weeks ago, my boss' shoulder starts hurting. He goes to the doctor, they do a chest X-Ray, and see some cloudiness on his lung. Turns out he has pneumonia. They do an MRI, and discover that he has a mass on his shoulder bone, and it appears that it may be malignant. So, he goes to the Mayo clinic, they do a full battery of tests, and the diagnosis comes in: lung cancer. Pretty advanced, from what I can tell; they can't operate, and it has spread to his bone.
I was shocked. He seemed perfectly healthy. He doesn't smoke (though he may have at one time; he only joined our company a year ago, and I didn't know him before then).
I have only reported to him for 6 months. He definitely joined our company to improve sales in our group, not to make friends. He is very business-oriented, and not excessively chatty. Still, I reached a point with him where we were getting along really well, and had mutual respect for each other.
His attitude is amazing; he is confident that he is going to beat it. I told him I admire that; I don't think I'd have the same positive outlook as he does if the situation were reversed.
I will find out next week what his work schedule will be; most likely very diminished. They have already announced who his temporary replacement will be.
The whole situation has really given me food for thought this season. I hope he comes out of this OK, but it just doesn't sound good...
- E.
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