The crying is not overreaction or depression/anxiety at work. This dog was my friend's whole life. She just wrote me an email that was beautiful and horrible and heart-wrenching. And at the end, she explained that she had to let me know, most of all, because I of all people would understand.

It breaks my heart. It breaks my heart but also touches me. Makes me miss my friend so much my chest feels full, and my eyes start to brim, and I can't help it; I'm sitting here, listening to my stressed-out coworkers someplace else in the office chatting and talking about drinking heavily, crying. Over a dog. Of my friend. Who I miss so very, very much.