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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny has been with us for almost 3 years. She loves our children (1 and 3) like they are her own. For the last 8 months I've been able to work from home so I've grown very close to her, as well. She is a single mom supporting two girls. Two weeks ago she had an episode that required hospitalization. She had the symptoms of a stroke (total memory loss, confusion, etc.), but doctor's didn't find any evidence of a stroke. They released her from the hospital after a two day stay on a Thursday. The doctors think that a combination of medications she is on caused the episode. We asked her to take Friday off and check in with us over the weekend. If she was feeling ok, she could come back the following Monday (under my supervision working from home). Everything seemed fine. A few days later she started acting very strange; like she was drunk. I confronted her and she told me the doctor prescribed her a new medication to ensure she wouldn't have another interaction episode. We asked her to call the doctor and explain what symptoms she was having a get a new dose or recommend something else. Everything was fine again for the remainder of last week. Fast forward to yesterday. She fell asleep in a chair with my one year old. I woke her up and she was totally out of it. She got up, walked to my stove and lit a napkin on fire in front on me. When I asked her what she was doing she told me she was making my son toast. I asked her to leave my house because I did not want her around my children until she talked to her doctor again. She wouldn't leave and I realized she shouldn't drive in that state so I told her to take a nap in our guest room. When she woke up a few hours later she was normal again. My husband and I had a talk with her that evening and told her to take the day off and go see a doctor today to get everything under control. I am torn about what to do now. If I let her go, her family will have no source of income. I won't be able to in good conscience recommend her to anyone as a nanny. I am in a situation where I can watch her care for my children while I am working. I am torn about whether or not I should give her one more chance or let her go now. Is it a reasonable (or even lawful) request to ask if I can speak with her doctor before she returns to work? I am heartbroken by the thought of what will happen to her family with no income, but I cannot risk my children's safety.[/quote]

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