Thanks for the update on Amyth, Calli! Glad to hear she's settled with friends.
Such a roller coaster few days with SUCH highs and lows. You know about the lows. The very, very lows.
A high is that I just learned I am getting a promotion (my boss made me promise not to tell anyone until February when it becomes effective, but you don't count, right?). But the best part was that the new process our new Chief Medical Officer has instilled is that for anything senior director and up, the promotion has to be brought before the exec committee and R&D leadership team. And he said when he put my name forth (and the slide that apparently listed my accomplishments), it was met with unanimous approval. So that was REALLY nice to hear because I've spent the last 6-7 months seriously considering quitting. It was just turning into a job too far removed from what I really enjoy doing. But knowing people high up in the company think well of me means a lot.
Also I was reminded last night that for the first years of my being on the board, Ginger used to say "javachik and I are the same person" because we agreed on so much. What at first seemed an odd thing to say later become the highest of compliments.
So my ego is doing fine today (like Maria's yesterday!!) but my heart? Remains broken.