Deal with being fired!

But don't make it sound easy!  On Friday I went to lunch with Cindi!  I worked with her when I was at the University and she was summarily fired this week on one day notice!  She texted me to see if I would be a reference and I asked her to go to lunch!  Which we did!

I wanted to be some help to her but wanted to do it on her time line!  I did not want to come on as all-knowing or not acknowledging her pain or her right to have that pain.  I know what pain is and I know you walk alone thru it!  I just wanted her to know that I was there in bob Evans watching her try to eat and make a sentence!   Empathy--it's a cruel way to learn the symptoms!