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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny developed some health issues a couple of months ago. Her primary issue is migraines, sometimes 3+ days a week, though there are other problems (PCOS is one, which creates painful periods). All of these things are at least occasionally debilitating, and have no set time-frame for a cure or recovery. She has been seeing doctors, but so far, no real progress.

I am not sure what to do. She is missing a lot of work, and can barely function on other days. My husband and I are running out of leave to cover those days, not to mention that these have been largely last-minute sick days (she is trying to schedule doctors' appointments at the beginning and end of the day). She is already almost out of paid sick leave time for the year, though at this point the missed days are more of a problem for me than the money.

I was already concerned about her driving with migraines, which sometimes last for her for days, and this morning she showed up with a migraine and said that she had also been unable to sleep last night due to insomnia. She asked to leave at 1pm (will be a half day for her). She looked exhausted, and now she's out driving my kids around. There is no other option besides driving where we live; I can't take that off her plate, and I can't do the driving because I'm at work.

We provide her health insurance, and, as I said, she has been seeing doctors at least off and on. I hate to kick someone when she's down, but I am running out of options that make any sense at all for us since there is no end in sight for these ailments. Does anyone have a suggestion other than "pay her her usual wage and let her get healthy on her own time you heartless bitch" (which I am sure I will hear from at least one person here).[/quote]

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