This is a small private school with minimal budget, conservative ways, and zero technology. My daughter teaches high school English in Philadelphia, they have smart boards and power point, but that is about it. I appreciate your taking the time to suggest this, though. Perhaps things are very different where you are, but here teaching is pretty low tech in general.

I put in a request at work to telecommute, something a teacher cannot do. Anyway I am a Programmer/annalist, and most of my job can be done with a computer, the rest is meetings which can be done over a conference phone. I put the request in, informally back in January. I did not get an answer until April. A big no. The reason given was that they have "no work at home policy". And all work from home should stop. As many of you can relate there are good days and bad days. The 45 minute commute was a horror. On especially bad days I would have to pull over to the side of the road and scream.

Anyway; I finally had enough, one day, I had a particularly bad day and wanted to go home. But because all three of the other programmers where absent, I was obligated to stay. It was hell. I filed for Temporary divisibility and have been off work since May. I also put in a formal ADA request for accommodation. My Dr. has been slow to respond but agrees that the only way I can work productively is from home.

Until someone can figure out how to solve complex problems while in pain I will need to work around it. Working through it actually helps as mental distraction is the best pain reliever I have found, but as soon as the phone rings or someone drops into my office the pain comes back like a ton of bricks.

I give credit to all who work and/or are parents too. I have been off work and school since this condition started. I hope one day to go back to college and work again. I think I will start though with a volunteer position. A lot will be finding a position that I can do with the limits. Sending good thoughts

Thanks Daniella! I wanted to share with you that I belong to a FB group called Support for Neuropathy. It is a closed group, so none of your friends can read your posts only the group members. It is mentioned in the Neuropathy.org newsletter this month. You can also contact Jessica Benjamin through FB if you would like to join. It is a great group and has helped me a lot.

Thank you for the FB site. I just joined one for RSD but will join that one too. I never knew on FB there were groups like this. I find support of people that deal with the same so helpful. Sending pain free thoughts