Unfortuntately I do take sick days more often than the average folk. I wish I could just trudge on when I am sick, but any virus hits me harder - because of my irregular heart beat, virtually any illness makes me really weak - exhausted - I get to where I need a nap just from taking a shower! I also take sick time for my family's needs - daughter's doctor's appointments (looks like she needs back surgery - again), mother-in-law's appointments with specialists (like GI and Alzheimer's doc - DH takes her to regular doctor on his days off - averages every 3 weeks or so), and it's looking more and more like I'll need to be taking my mother to her appointments (she's getting really bad with Rheumatoid arthritis and I don't want Dad to drive if I can prevent it - his Alzheimer's is progressing quickly).
Sorry this turned into a bit of a whine, but maybe it's an exercise to one of you reading this who might have someone like me in your office and give you some insight... it's overwhelming at times, and I can't change the circumstances to allow me to NOT attend to my family. So I continue to appreciate my supervisor's understanding, and without whining I give out enough information to co-workers so they realize I have no choice and am not trying to abuse the system.
DonnaP99
