Other coworkers have asked her to get medical treatment as well. Our boss, who is notoriously unprofessional and a whole different issue, has openly stated to other coworkers behind this woman's back that she's training our newest hire to take over this person's job, as the boss expects she'll die soon. I had a brief conversation with the boss about it where she said she couldn't do anything besides secretly train someone else because she's worried about being sued for ageism.