Jerry,
I know how much my chairside assistant means to me and how devastating this must be to you. It really hits hard when a member of our team/staff/family (one in the same in our profession) are presented with difficulty or hardship. My office staff, my family, are so very important to me that I treat every one of them as if they are my family. As I said in my e-mail to you, I am praying for her and her family and for you and yours.
As others have said here she is lucky to have you as a pillar of support and knowledge.
We are all in her corner and praying for all of you.

If you need me I'm here.

Mike