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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are back at school. Keep up.[/quote]

I believe the question pertains to those who are not, as the subject says, back in person. [/quote]

I wanted to go back in person and then my doctor said “We need to talk.” It was a very long, dark, and confusing conversation. I went home with this nice packet of brochures and a handful of prescriptions. My entire life has changed. There are a lot of things that I would love to do in-person. None of them are worth leaving my kids without a mom. So grateful for FMLA. [/quote]

What did you get diagnosed with?[/quote]

I feel uncomfortable sharing my exact diagnosis as it is identifying, but the category is on the list of known very high risk conditions. It’s not obesity (obviously since that would not be identifying). It’s not due to lifestyle or anything I actively did. I already had two other conditions on the likely high risk list. Again, nothing in my power.  Managing my health is a big thing to do even without the context of extra precautions in a pandemic. I think people are experiencing empathy fatigue that causes them to lose perspective about the inherent value and contributions of others who are old, ill, or have disabilities. There’s a lot of trolls who take pleasure in saying people like me should just quit or die, but I’m starting to suspect that they are just voicing what many others think silently. It can happen to any of us at anytime. I was one of those “cheap”, first year teachers when I got my first autoimmune condition. [/quote]

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