Re: Update on Internship Accommodations

[Guest guest]

Hi

Oh your post was such terrific news! When I read it and the news about

your new Internship, I got goosebumps! I am so excited for you! And

yes, it's been my experience too, that even better opportunities come

from a situation that's full of sh**.

Also wonderful news to hear you're working towards graduating as planned And

Kudos, too, for filing the EEOC complaint!

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Hi Gretchen,

Thank you for the reply : ). I love the internship!

The social worker is excellent. She has her LCSW as

well as her MSW, she is very talented & I am lucky to

be learning from her.

I don't think that I realized how depressed I was

until I started working with the Forbes Norris MDA ALS

center. Since interning I have felt a sense of

accomplishment and hope. I think the situation with

the school & CPS caused a sense of isolation, failure

& loss. I am able to deal with that loss now because

of the internship - the general support I receive as a

passive member of the group - and my family (My

parents- brother - husband - 2 dogs - cat - and bird).

This internship is showing me other options besides

Child Protective Services. I feel supported and

positive about the future.

I think that going up against a system is difficult.

It is hard to be seen as the squeeky wheel, or worse

still - a liability. I have to be perfect in my

classwork to reinforce the fact that I didn't just

want but in fact NEEDED accommodations, but when I

need to do well sometimes I get chronic migraine/

fatigue.

Thank you for the amazing amount of time you put into

this group- the research posts & responses. Sometimes

this group is social, sometimes it's informative &

sometimes it is a floatation device.

Best of Health,

Love,

Chris