Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 HI STEPH JUST WANT TO SAY WELL DONE WISHING YOU LOADS OF LUCK IN YOUR NEW CHAPTER OF LIFE JOYCE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 , I was amazed to read your story. I hope your boss learned a lesson from his inappropriate action and doesn't do the same thing again. I'm glad (but not surprised) that you got immediate offers for other jobs even though the overall job market is not good. You might ask your doctor about the possibility of depression and the possible need for a short course of medication till your life settles down a little. I think you are a very strong person who won't feel down for long but I think medicine may help for a short time and I also think that nobody is a good judge of their own depression. That's why I suggest asking your doctor. Good luck and God bless. Harold Van Tuyl (Grandpavan1927) ----- Original Message ----- From: DeNicola Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 12:21 PM Subject: Stress & RA Hi everyone, I agree, Jay, that stress causes flares. About a month ago, I began to alternate 3mg/4mg of prednisone. 3 days after I started I met with my boss to have my annual evaluation. It is a very long story, but I was fired on 8/11 (I run a small non-profit in my county.) 48 hours later I was reinstated because the 14 members of my board threatened to resign (note: this is the 1st non-profit endeavor for my boss). Even though I was reinstated, I could no longer have the same passion and happiness with my job (and my boss). In the community mobilization work I do, passion and motivation are often the key to being successful. So, after 26 months as the Coordinator of Fauquier County's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth, my last day is tomorrow. When some of my partners heard, they offered me positions at their organizations. On Monday I start as the Childrens Services Coordinator at the county homeless shelter. And yesterday I celebrated my 26th birthday. Anyway, all this stress has thrown me into a full blown flare. My rheumy advised me to take a few days off but I can't. My normally optimistic attitude has often been cynical, sad and angry over the past few weeks. Thanks for listening to my ramble. Please keep me in your thoughts as I begin a new chapter in my life. Take care, Steph in VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >, > >I find that stress causes flares with me. I think it was stress that >brought about the onset of RA for me. I try as hard as I can to >minimize the stress in my life. I shrug off anything that I can and >try not to let things get to me. > >I don't even argue with my wife anymore!! I get in the last >word, "yes dear". Really though, I quit arguing about most >everything as it is not worth it. > >Best of luck, > >Jay Express yourself with MSN Messenger 6.0 -- download now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 Happy B-day . I hope that you find a job that makes you happy. Thinking of you, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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