DABDA

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression/sadness
Acceptance

These are the Kübler-Ross stages of Grief. RedSox is at Depression/Sadness. I don't know why I'm only just realizing this because all along I have noticed the signs.

RedSox runs a very successful real estate business with his father, but the medical device company he runs as a side project is his baby. He found the engineer, the investors and the office space. He did all the work for this little company.

Tomorrow he is selling his company... and it wasn't his decision to do it. Technically his father is the CEO of the medical device company, and his father is sick of the sales not coming in. His father made the executive decision to sell it.

I remember the anger, all the money RedSox found to try and bargain. Now I'm experiencing his sadness. I can't relate, but I'm trying to listen. Unfortunately he's not really talking. All I got out of him was "I've been kinda bummed lately, but I always perk up when I see you."

The next few days will probably be the roughest days of his loss, but I'm positive his negotiator will rake in the rewards. I just hope he can accept the rewards and moves on... cos I have no idea what I can do for him otherwise.