Weathering the Storm

Last Friday, I was laid off from my job.

My 12 weeks of job protected FMLA (Family & Medical Leave Act) expired, and my employer chose to terminate my contract with them since I am still not well enough to return.

I was expecting this.

When I was first diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (a subset of IBD, or Inflammatory Bowel Disease) in late May, I never thought it would affect my life the way it has. I try my hardest not to complain about having a chronic illness, because I know it could be so much worse. In the grand scheme of things, this is nothing. I can handle this.

I just never thought it would get this far...it's made me rethink all of our plans - especially starting a family. Forget the job, forget the money, forget the health problems, this thing has taken away my choice to have a baby. And that emotional pain hurts far more than IBD.

I'm not quite ready to get back to blogging, as my husband and I weather this storm of financial instability and medical issues. I just wanted to get this off my chest. Thanks for listening.