When living with chronic illness distractions are required for survival.
I thrive on the distraction of my job.
I need the distraction of my colleagues and my students to survive.
Right now those things aren't what they use to be.
3/12/2020 Was my last day of work at school it was my last day with my kids.
3/13/2020 Was my last day at work with my colleagues.
It's been 2 weeks without my normal distractions. 2 weeks without my normal schedule. 2 weeks without going into work. But it has not been 2 weeks without chronic illness.
This has been 2 weeks filled with migraines, sinus headaches, chronic pain, fatigue and exhaustion.
When you work from home, you don't stay home sick. You keep working. When you work from home the distractions that typically allow you to push through are gone and you have to do it on your own.
We are 2 weeks into this quarantine. I don't know how long it will last, but I do know that I miss my distractions. I miss my work friends. I miss my students.
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