Okay, so I have a problem, not trans-related, but I was hoping you all could still give me some advice.
I work as a carer. (basically a private nurse/general assistant) My boss suffers from Multiple Sclerosis, and is paralysed from the neck down, but has full control of his mind and speech, and is very good at his job, so I assist him at work, while he has another carer at home.
Recently though, things have not been going well. He has been suffering from terrible neuralgia (nerve pain) for months now, and has recently had the news that his older brother has terminal cancer as well. Add to this a history of clinical depression and ... well, it's been a torrid time.
Also, either the MS has started advancing again or age is starting to take its toll - He turned 60 in February. I've overheard people in the office expressing concerns about him still working, and while I get very upset about it, I can understand their fear.
My boss has nothing outside his work, and I've worked with enough people who just sit and stare out the window when they go home to know how important it is. I feel like, if he were to admit that there's a problem, specialist medication and counselling around the personal issues might help alot, allowing him to get back to a better place, but he's in absolute denial, which again, is so understandable.
I've taken over a lot of the tasks he used to perform and leverage my programming background to make up for the gaps in an effort to buy time, but that can't last. I leave in about three months, and a replacement carer will not be able to cover initially, in which time my boss' situation would come to a head to his detriment. I don't know what to do to prevent that from happening.
