It's good to hear that M seems to be improving. Have they told you what the illness is? Covid? Something else? Or is that part of the stuff that they don't feel like clients need to know or worry about. And I guess they still can't tell you an estimated return date?

M. has severe asthma. She was hit with a bad flare-up in early July. 2 years ago her asthma turned into pneumonia and she ended up in hospital for 2 months. It was touch and go as far as whether she'd pull through. So what she's trying to avoid now is another pneumonia battle.


No estimated return date.


Given all that, I'd say, what's the harm in trying? Keep your "boundaries", your guard up. Talk about generalities of coping with life, the pandemic, not too deep on how M's absence is affecting you. Try to use your observation and intuition to get a some kind of a gauge, may be wrong but a start anyway, on what she is really like and what she might be able to provide in terms of "support". If the first session doesn't go well, then no need to make another, is there?.

Thanks, here today. No, there wouldn't be any need to continue with A., especially if M. returns next week.


M.'s absence is exactly what I was going to talk about, lol. You don't think that's a good idea?