Chrissy and work etc.

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Hi Chrissy,

Yes! I was lucky with the fall. The rib pain is wearing off also.

We have six weeks summer hols, two weeks at Easter and Christmas and

a week in the middle of each term. However there is a still a mass

of work to do during the hols to prepare for the following term and

also work with the students whose examination results come out in

August. Lots of admin, couselling, preparatory work, additional

coaching of students etc. etc. Our particular school's staff are

very dedicated and many work very hard even during the hols when

it's voluntary. The Head leads by example and practically lives in

the place! A lot to live up to as his deputy!

I'm hoping the raised ESR may not be panc-related but may be

arthritis (I do have a lot of joint pain) or maybe I had some sort

of viral infection at the time. I expect it will be high again in

the tests I've just had done because i had that very bad flare-up on

Monday night and the blood test was done on Thursday when I was

still " iffy " .

Chrissy, I am worried about you and work. How can you nurse without

doing those very things, such as bending and lifting, which you find

hard now? Did you actually find a different sort of job to do which

will be less physically strenuous? What does think? He is a

good doc and obviously not easily fooled.

Please don't jeopardise your recovery! I know you know more about

these things than I do so I don't mean to preach. I just want you to

go from strength to strength without major setbacks. But I do know

what your work means to you because i'm exactly the same about mine.

Can't bear the thought of retiring most of the time!

Take care!

With love,

Fliss