My Decision.........

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Well, I think I have made the decision to take a Leave of Absence from work...Even if it is just for a month or so in hopes that my medication will work and will be helping me.......

I hate doing it....it is right around Christmas time, i am worrying about ruining Xmas for everyone, not having any money etc...But I also know, the way I AM right now and how horrible I am feeling, there is NO way I can work............

I see the doctor on Monday and will tell him all of this and get a note for work, and I HOPE maybe I can get some kind of sick benefits while I am off, but I know how much trouble so many people have doing so...............

I hope I am making the right decision here. I can't just keep calling in sick for my shifts either. Or going in for a day, going home, then can't function again and have to call in sick..........Can't keep doing this either..................

Jen H

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Jen..

I think you've made the right decision here.. and there is the

Family Medical Leave Act.. that requires them to hold your

position open for 3 months or 90 days or whatever it happens to

work out to for that period..

If you have short term disability.. and get the doctor to sign

off on the paperwork before you take the leave.. you shouldn't

have too difficult a time receiving your benefits.. might take

them a month or two to process and cut the check (they always

but always seem to drag their feet on paying, unless you get

someone handling it that is sympathetic to the situation)

I'm sorry that you have to take the time off.. but you're right,

you can't continue to go on as you are.. It's not good for you

in the least..

I sure hope you start to feel better real soon.. cause I know

how sucky it is to feel like you're feeling..

HUGS

|)onna

Well, I think I have made the

decision to take a Leave of Absence from work...Even if it is

just for a month or so in hopes that my medication will work

and will be helping me.......

I hate doing it....it is right

around Christmas time, i am worrying about ruining Xmas for

everyone, not having any money etc...But I also know, the way

I AM right now and how horrible I am feeling, there is NO way

I can work............

I see the doctor on Monday and

will tell him all of this and get a note for work, and I HOPE

maybe I can get some kind of sick benefits while I am off, but

I know how much trouble so many people have doing

so...............

I hope I am making the right

decision here. I can't just keep calling in sick for my shifts

either. Or going in for a day, going home, then can't function

again and have to call in sick..........Can't keep doing this

either..................

Jen H

[Guest guest]

You've made a hard decision, Jen. Only you can make this decision and only you know what you can and can't do right now. I hope your doctor agrees with you and writes you the note. And I also hope you start feeling better soon once the stress of work is off of you!big hugs to you SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or

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Fibromyalgia_Is_Real Sent: Thu, November 4, 2010 6:07:10 AMSubject: My Decision.........

Well, I think I have made the decision to take a Leave of Absence from work...Even if it is just for a month or so in hopes that my medication will work and will be helping me.......

I hate doing it....it is right around Christmas time, i am worrying about ruining Xmas for everyone, not having any money etc...But I also know, the way I AM right now and how horrible I am feeling, there is NO way I can work............

I see the doctor on Monday and will tell him all of this and get a note for work, and I HOPE maybe I can get some kind of sick benefits while I am off, but I know how much trouble so many people have doing so...............

I hope I am making the right decision here. I can't just keep calling in sick for my shifts either. Or going in for a day, going home, then can't function again and have to call in sick..........Can't keep doing this either..................

Jen H

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Jen I think you made the right decision. Don't worry about Christmas. Right now you are the most important one. You are in my prayers.

Hugs

nne

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-----Original Message-----From: jenmonroe@...Sent: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 09:07:10 -0400To: fortheluvofgoldens , ontmoms , weightlossbuddies2 , mserslife , fibromyalgia_is_real Subject: My Decision.........

Well, I think I have made the decision to take a Leave of Absence from work...Even if it is just for a month or so in hopes that my medication will work and will be helping me.......

I hate doing it....it is right around Christmas time, i am worrying about ruining Xmas for everyone, not having any money etc...But I also know, the way I AM right now and how horrible I am feeling, there is NO way I can work............

I see the doctor on Monday and will tell him all of this and get a note for work, and I HOPE maybe I can get some kind of sick benefits while I am off, but I know how much trouble so many people have doing so...............

I hope I am making the right decision here. I can't just keep calling in sick for my shifts either. Or going in for a day, going home, then can't function again and have to call in sick..........Can't keep doing this either..................

Jen H

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Hi Jen,.....I think you are making the right decision. With our health the way it is, its so unpredictable, I found that if I could have the freedom to rest when I had to I felt much better. Working doesn't allow that, and I too had to quit a job I loved because it was doing me in. I hope you have some kind of "family leave time" because that will help some. Maybe enough you won't have to give up your beautiful house. I know how that goes too. We had our "dream" home built several years ago, and even anticipated I might become disabled to have to use a powerchair, which I do now, so all the doorways and bathrooms were designed to compensate for that. I picked out every lightswitch, carpeting in my colors, etc, and to see it sold to someone else was very emotional draining. I still long for that house. But, at the time my husband wasn't

working, we were living off savings and credit cards, and eventually all of it ran out. So we moved to another house I liked quite well too, and it was nice, but he still couldn't find a job in our area and we had to move to Oregon [we were across the river in Washington State], and ended up in a rental and my health declined quite a bit. Only because I think is in my other houses I had filtered water thru out the whole house and air purifiers. I have allergies and they keep me not feeling very well most of the time too. Some of these '70 houses aren't very environmentally friendly if they haven't been upgraded.

But, the not working was the biggest factor in helping me feel better back then. I hope it does for you too. :-)

Hugs and Love, Jackie

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Subject: My Decision.........To: fortheluvofgoldens , Ontmoms , weightlossbuddies2 , MSersLife , Fibromyalgia_Is_Real Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6:07 AM

Well, I think I have made the decision to take a Leave of Absence from work...Even if it is just for a month or so in hopes that my medication will work and will be helping me.......

I hate doing it....it is right around Christmas time, i am worrying about ruining Xmas for everyone, not having any money etc...But I also know, the way I AM right now and how horrible I am feeling, there is NO way I can work............

I see the doctor on Monday and will tell him all of this and get a note for work, and I HOPE maybe I can get some kind of sick benefits while I am off, but I know how much trouble so many people have doing so...............

I hope I am making the right decision here. I can't just keep calling in sick for my shifts either. Or going in for a day, going home, then can't function again and have to call in sick..........Can't keep doing this either..................

Jen H

[Guest guest]

I spoke with my boss today and she said she just needed a note from my doctor saying how long I will need to be off.....I'm just concerned about how long it will take me to know if I can go back......I was planning on maybe a month???? I don't know........See what the doc says I guess.......I hope to maybe get short term disability, but I am kind of figuring that if it HAS to be a month and I don't get std, then it isn't going to be life or death financially here either........

Jen

Re: My Decision.........

Jen..I think you've made the right decision here.. and there is the Family Medical Leave Act.. that requires them to hold your position open for 3 months or 90 days or whatever it happens to work out to for that period..If you have short term disability.. and get the doctor to sign off on the paperwork before you take the leave.. you shouldn't have too difficult a time receiving your benefits.. might take them a month or two to process and cut the check (they always but always seem to drag their feet on paying, unless you get someone handling it that is sympathetic to the situation)I'm sorry that you have to take the time off.. but you're right, you can't continue to go on as you are.. It's not good for you in the least..I sure hope you start to feel better real soon.. cause I know how sucky it is to feel like you're feeling..HUGS|)onna

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Thank you Sharon for the support

Jen H

My Decision.........

Well, I think I have made the decision to take a Leave of Absence from work...Even if it is just for a month or so in hopes that my medication will work and will be helping me.......

I hate doing it....it is right around Christmas time, i am worrying about ruining Xmas for everyone, not having any money etc...But I also know, the way I AM right now and how horrible I am feeling, there is NO way I can work............

I see the doctor on Monday and will tell him all of this and get a note for work, and I HOPE maybe I can get some kind of sick benefits while I am off, but I know how much trouble so many people have doing so...............

I hope I am making the right decision here. I can't just keep calling in sick for my shifts either. Or going in for a day, going home, then can't function again and have to call in sick..........Can't keep doing this either..................

Jen H

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I am so

happy to hear this Jen... It's great when the boss understands,

or at least has compassion for what's going on in our lives and

do everything they can to help us get through it.

HUGS

|)onna

I spoke with my boss today and

she said she just needed a note from my doctor saying how long

I will need to be off.....I'm just concerned about how long it

will take me to know if I can go back......I was planning on

maybe a month???? I don't know........See what the doc says I

guess.......I hope to maybe get short term disability, but I

am kind of figuring that if it HAS to be a month and I don't

get std, then it isn't going to be life or death financially

here either........

Jen

Re: My

Decision.........

Jen..

I think you've made the right decision here.. and there is

the Family Medical Leave Act.. that requires them to hold

your position open for 3 months or 90 days or whatever it

happens to work out to for that period..

If you have short term disability.. and get the doctor to

sign off on the paperwork before you take the leave.. you

shouldn't have too difficult a time receiving your

benefits.. might take them a month or two to process and cut

the check (they always but always seem to drag their feet on

paying, unless you get someone handling it that is

sympathetic to the situation)

I'm sorry that you have to take the time off.. but you're

right, you can't continue to go on as you are.. It's not

good for you in the least..

I sure hope you start to feel better real soon.. cause I

know how sucky it is to feel like you're feeling..

HUGS

|)onna

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Yes, it is..I suppose because we are a small nursing home, it's more like family thank work really...My step mothers been a nurse there for years too....I hope I am able to go back to work at some point though......

Jen H

Re: My Decision.........

I am so happy to hear this Jen... It's great when the boss understands, or at least has compassion for what's going on in our lives and do everything they can to help us get through it.HUGS|)onna

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Well, the

lady I was working for, up until the flare last May (that

included two knee injuries from a fall), is a family operated

business... Up until I went to work for her, she had no need for

workman's comp insurance, cause the other two people in the

office were a cousin and daughter..

And 's boss was the one to recommend me to her.. she hired

me already knowing that I had MS, and at the time was on Avonex

and having the flu symptoms.. she worked around my "shot days"

as she put it.. I hope that if she ever gets the new building

and it's a one floor thing (her daughter has been after her for

quite awhile to get a one floor building).. and that when they

grow again, that she'll consider calling me back... I already

know the ropes, so she wouldn't have to train someone new..

I really don't think that you'll have a problem getting back to

your place of employment, once you're ready.. might have to wait

a little while until they've got an opening or something.. but

I'm sure you'd be called back..

HUGS

|)onna

Yes, it is..I suppose because

we are a small nursing home, it's more like family thank work

really...My step mothers been a nurse there for years too....I

hope I am able to go back to work at some point though......

Jen H

Re: My

Decision.........

I am

so happy to hear this Jen... It's great when the boss

understands, or at least has compassion for what's going on

in our lives and do everything they can to help us get

through it.

HUGS

|)onna

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