Oh Ali, I am so happy for you. School will be a welcome site after all the time you have been at home. Congratualtions. Take it slow and do what you can. How nice that your friends have been asking about you. I still owe you a package and haven't forgotten. I think of you often.
I am teaching now. I got my first teaching job in September. It is hard to keep going with the pain but I am managing. I teach resource room in the morning. I have three groups of two students in each group. The first two groups are kindergarteners that need help in learning to write their name and alphabet. The other group is a fifth grade group and we are working on writing. We are going to adopt a soldier to write to. The boys were excited about that project.
In the afternoon I am a special education pre-school teacher. This part of my job is the challenging part as I have to be able to move about and help the children. I have two students with autism and one with Cerbral Palsy. So I have to keep everyone safe. The autistic child screams, hits, kicks. I have had my RSD leg kicked a lot during my days. So far it hasn't been kicked on the most sensitive spot. I am just working through that pain. I think I get short at the end of the day with people and I don't mean to. Its the pain level is so high I can't do much else. I will have to talk more about RSD as I get known more. So far they have given me a key for the elevator to reduce the amount of stairs I would have to do and they are working on a specific parking place for me. I want to prove I can do the job. I love the work and working with the children is the best. It is so much fun. I know you will have a great time when you start at school. Just be kind to yourself and pace yourself on what you can do. Each day will be different for you. Take care sweetie.
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Originally Posted by ali12
We had a meeting with the School on Wednesday about me returning back to School - I didn't go as i'm not feeling too good so just my mom went.
It went OK, the school seems to be a little bit more understanding about my condition. The School's just got a new nurse and my mom said she was really nice and a lot better than the old one and semt to want to know about RSD as she has never dealt with anybody suffering from it. The Nurse and my teachers also took the time to read up on RSD and watch the videos of the bad spasms in my leg and couldn't believe how bad this condition is.
The School want me to return for 1 and a half hours a day and then gradually build it up when I feel up to it. School said they would be lead by how I feel instead of them telling me what I should and shouldn't be doing this time as last time when I tried to go back to school last September it didn't go to plan as they were rushing things and not being that understanding. I want to try and concentrate on my chore subjects at the moment (Math, English and Science) and concentrate on the other subjects at a later date when I have caught up on all of the things I have missed out on. School said I could drop French as there is no way I will be able to pick things up after missing almost 2 years work. PE (Exercise) is out of the question so for that lesson they are going to arrange for me to do some catch up work from my chore subjects.
Because of my condition and struggles, my School has been allowed to have someone come in for at least 15 hours a week to try and help me. This person will carry my books, help me in classes such as Math because of my Dispraxia, help me concentrate, make sure no one picks on me because of condition etc. That should hopefully make things a bit easier for me as I wont have to carry all of my school books whilst either on crutches or in my wheelchair.
I will also be allowed out of lessons 10 minutes early with one of my friends so that I can take it easy and get to my next lesson in time. School's also going to be keeping my wheelchair in the nurses office so when I am having difficulty walking or in a lot of pain I can go and use it to make things easier.
The School want me to start back next Wednesday (the 1st), I can't believe how quick they want me to start!! I am soooo nervous and excited at the same time. Half of me says I am not ready physically and emotionally to go back to school but the other half of me says I need to go to school to have some normality back into my life. Both me and my mom didn't think I would be starting so quickly so we are in a rush to get all of my school things ready lol!I will start going to school 1 and a half hours a day and see how things go. If things don't go as well as we hope or I can't cope, I can get home tuition. I will also still continue to have Home Tuition on top of school to try and help me catch up.
My Teachers said my friends had been asking about me, that came as a HUGE schock as I haven't heard anything from them for almost a year. My best friend has broken her leg, my mom was like tell her to keep moving it lol !
The Psychologist at school was nice and my mom said she told her that I wanted to be a Psychologist or a PT when I'm older and she said that she would help me decide which subjects to take. I will see my Psychologist regullary once I return to school so that she can see how things are going, what I am struggeling with etc.
Well, i'm going to go and lay down - sorry for rambling, just wanted to let you all know how the appointment went.
Take care, Alison
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