After a two week break on this sunny Sunday morning I'm back to speak. Those two weeks have been mixed. A heat wave, a plummet in mood, time in Cambridge and erratic sleep have all occurred.
Exactly two months after going off long term sick from work I'm reflective, admiring and worried what is happening in my life. That said mentally I'm not where I was then. I've made progress but perhaps not enough.
Having spoken to my new manager the week before last the advice was take more time. So tomorrow I will contact the GP surgery and extend my leave by another month.
My occupational health appointment is this coming Wednesday and I'm hoping between the three of us we can devise a plan to return in mid August.
Mainly I have switched off from work and the horrible work related dreams have abated. But what will I face when I get back I do not know.
I must however live in the present. I have my books and my opera. A lively Test Series is very fought out by England and India. My kitchen draws me in too. I have my friends who in the main have been so kind. Others judged themselves by their silence.
There is a gammon joint in the oven roasting with potatoes. Carrots, tenderstem broccoli and runner beans will go with it. A little English mustard. I'm forgoing the wine, fancy driving out to a country for a pint after lunch.
Stay safe, stay kind and keep looking after yourself and others.
I Heard a Voice.
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