re: Have you or someone you know ever experienced a series of unfortunate events?

My first born died, the day after burying him Im driving back to Houston for a job my crew was on. I get a phone call when I'm just getting into Beaumont. It's the the big boss,I'm thinking he's just checking on me. He was a good fella. He says hey man I have some bad news for you but you already been through worse. You just got laid off. This wasn't just a job. It was my career. I went to college for this specific area of telecommunications. Lay offs had been going on for a year. Out of 5,000 to get laid off I was the last of the 500. After that layoff everyone was kept. It was a blow to my phsyche and man hood. I was in a dark place for 6months before I snapped out and 15 years later it still stings to think about it.
Bury your first born and lose your career that you worked hard for years in advance and everything in one blink of an eye is changed.