Although a sad background..your story made me smile today. I'm glad you've got people around you at work that are looking out for you and really care about you. Unfortuantely we spend the majority of our time with people at work...so having great friends there rather than just colleagues is a good thing.

I too have ups and downs because of things in my personal life and i've got one particular friend at work who is just amazing. She knows exactly how i'm feeling before I even say anything to her - even over the telephone! Thankfully she doesn't live too far away from me (literally a few houses away!), so she's always there when I need her...and always has a bottle of wine in the fridge and a big bar of chocolate to hand!