Thoughts about Work

I'm still battling with the decision about returning to work. If only the answer was really "just work as much as you can".  I want it to be like that. I want to work when I can and rest when I need to. Rest is one of those things most people classify as a luxury. You hear it all the time. Oh, I'm going to rest at home this weekend. People are surprised and take it like you said you were going on a vacation. Well, rest is something I really need. And not just sleeping 8 hours a night but real, legitimate rest.

So this afternoon I was googling advice on how to talk about going back to work. I typed in "chemotherapy return to work". This is the image that showed up:

I often times think this is what people expect when they see me.  A) I SO do not look like that and I have almost all of my hair B) WTF. Why is she looking at a clipboard. People who have had treatment can use computers too.

Anyway, I emailed HR, my boss and my boss' boss and hopefully will see them all tomorrow. It'll be nice to know what my options are, and then hopefully I can make a decision about work.

PS. I really need to do another blog update about my hair. I also found my MRI pictures of my arm which is cool. I'll post them so we can all see what was living in my arm. I find it fascinating although the doctors probably wish I had a little less interest.

PPS. If you want to do something nice for the holidays, you should DONATE to the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation. They're doing tons of great work and it's obviously near & dear to my heart.