January 2, 2012

The Christmas tree is put away and the needles cleaned up.  Two loads of wood on the back porch in preparation for the cold that is to hit our area in the next few days.  Finally, thank you notes are written too.

I did contact the Delegate for our area, who is a good friend, about my needs in filing disability papers.  He has assured me he will help me.  I am so very grateful.  It is a shame that the union that I pay dues for is not more helpful.  What a waste of money!

I inserted the continuous glucose monitor to check myself out since the holidays are now over.  I hope it proves informative and shows that my control is improving.  The site is hurting and I hope within a day or two it will stop hurting.  I think it is sitting on a nerve or pushing against a blood vessel or something.  I may have to reinsert it.

Tomorrow I must get up early, contact the Dr.'s office to see if my letter for FMLA extension is there and deliver it to the board of ed.  Then drop off the sick leave papers to the union office so I can collect once my sick leave is used up.  All of my leave will be used up tomorrow.

I look forward to putting this all behind me.  It really has been a nightmare when I think about the conditions I was teaching under.