You're both very wise Michelle. My intuition was also that it is too early for you to manage others. Your maturity and character are very ideal for such a role but your breadth of sales experience is still forming. From what I've read you're doing great and deserve kudos from everyone, which you're receiving. I too hope Rich and his wife come through all this well. For you, remain selfish with your time and energy. Go out, prospect, develop and close business. 

Thanks as usual Emma. Rich's wife seems to have turned the corner. Still in ICU but breathing on her own and starting to eat. Now I have a cold. Always something.

Dear MichilleLea and Emma,

Agree with Emma that you need to build you experience and confidence level before leading others.  

As for Rich's wife, a great preventive of urinary tract infections is cranberry juice, and if you don't like it, there are gel caps with cranberry juice concentrate.  Especially women, like you, need to try to prevent urinary tract infections, as they are potentially dangerous.

Sometimes when men are under stress, especially involving the wife, simple supportive friendship can grow into romantic involvement.  If you can, I would try to be as busy doing your job and making money that you desperately need, to avoid being "too available" for him.

Your friend,

Monica