The morning I got back from a three-day hospital stay, my boss told me, ‘My team needed me to respond more.’
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Work secrets
Swipe to read →After my unexpected diagnosis, I told them I needed more support as a leader. I thought that meant more team members. Instead, they replaced my role and pushed me out.
My boss responded to a text message after I apologised for missing work to tell me my symptoms didn't fit his idea of what that illness meant?!
Friendship secrets
Swipe to read →I was in hospital for two weeks, and all the friends who had promised they would show up for my treatment never did. I felt so alone.
I was left out of things because they didn't want to ask in case I had to say no again. Always ask me. I'd rather be invited than not, and I'll tell you otherwise.
She told me I was too complicated and negative for her… Safe to say we're not friends anymore after 22 years.
Healthcare secrets
Swipe to read →I went in there for weeks complaining of fatigue and had to BEG for my iron levels to be checked… There it was: four months of ANAEMIA!
My nurse wouldn't give me insulin in hospital, even though my blood sugars were running high. They wanted to stick to their schedule. I know there are protocols, but I ended up so unwell while they waited hours for a doctor's approval.
The number of times I heard ‘You look fine’ when I was dying of fatigue at my GP's office and got no help. I couldn't work or go out. I was bedbound and just got shrugs.