Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hi everyone, I hope you're enjoying the fall weather, and that your body is feeling OK as we head into winter. I have a question: I was diagnosed about a month ago with RA, and have been feeling the stages of grief associated with a new diagnosis. I'm feeling better now, but the past month was tough -- more snippy with people, and sad and angry. I'm worried that I may have been showing this distress at work. What makes it harder is that I work in an organization that helps people with a disease similar to RA, and the constant exposure at work, and not feeling like I could tell people at work what I was going through, didn't help me emotionally. My workplace is great, I just hesitate to bring in my personal life, or health, when I don't need to. So, I guess I'm wondering how you've coped with workplace communication as it relates to your disease. Did you wait until you had to make workplace accomodations, tell a few people, or just be " up-front " about it right away? Hope this is clear as mud. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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