Work, illness.

I'm at work again today. As a result, I've been waking up around 6:45 every day. I don't mind though, I kind of like the feeling of being half-asleep on the bus and watching that dead looking winter morning sky. Today I don't feel terribly tired, and I'm half-excited to be here, as the Dental students are coming back. I'm not sleepy.

I found out yesterday that two of my coworkers are in very bad shape, are terribly ill. They've both been gone quite a bit, but I wasn't aware of how dire the situation actually is.

One of them, he actually collapsed recently, and was in intensive care. None of us in the shop know exactly what is wrong with him, but there's a suspicion that he may have a liver problem. He's likely to not come back for some time, and it may lead to a bit of chaos around the shop, since he is one of only three skilled technicians working. That means that the work that he would normally be doing gets shifted onto the two remaining technicians and me. The hope is that he is ok.

Also, our receptionist went to get re-constructive surgery following her triumph over breast cancer. She went in for her operation perhaps 2 weeks ago and is still laid up. Apparently the surgery went badly, and she is in a terrible state of health. I have no idea exactly what's wrong, since I only get information like this passively, by eavesdropping.

This all just means that there are fewer people around in the shop. There are normally 7 of us, now down to 5, an almost third reduction. It should be interesting, and I hope these people get better.