I am going on record saying that so far 2014 has not been a
great year. Since spring is two weeks
away I am taking that as a sign that it will change just like the season. Two weeks ago after lunch I didn’t feel
right. Abdominal pains made it difficult
to be comfortable. After about seven
hours the pain subsided, but didn’t completely go away. By the next afternoon I
knew that I needed to see the doctor, and by 2:00 on Tuesday I was on my way to
surgery to have my gallbladder removed.
There were no gallstones, just a useless organ that wanted out of my
body.
There is never a good time for an unplanned surgery, but if
one could pick a really bad time it would be right now. Colorado starts the lovely testing in third
grade. The reading test is in February
and the mathematics and writing tests are in March. Guess what? My surgery was on Day 1 of third
grade TCAP Reading Test. Yes, I was
having a CT Scan while my students were taking their first state test!
I am fortunate to work in a school were the test is truly to
show what the kids know. We don’t spend
hours doing “test prep”. Because of this
my principal’s only message was get better!
Through all of this I have learned that the school community
is so important to everyone. The
outpouring of offers for help was incredible.
The three-foot get well card and individual cards from my students
cheered me up. Families from my last
school brought me lunches last week, and last night a mom and a student from my
class drove across town in a snowstorm to deliver a wonderful dinner.
Next week I return to school for half days. I feel like the
first day of school all over again. That
nervous feeling of what is the class going to be like. However, knowing my kids we will be back to
normal by the time we get to class at 8:30.
3 comments:
Ouch! Yes, some years are like that. Hope that you are feeling better and that spring is on its way to you!
Hurray! So glad you are slicing! 2014 is going to get better, it really is!
Oh my! Glad you are on the mend!
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