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As you all know, I teach at a little community college. Yesterday an older woman who is a non-traditional student missed class. She NEVER does that, and it's a joy for me as her teacher. Her husband, a guy I've never met, came in her place.
She had a stomach ache this weekend. It got bad, and he took her to the hospital It turns out she has advanced stomach cancer. Just like that.
This gentleman came to tell me she couldn't finish the semester, but he really came because he wanted to give me her hospital room number and phone number there.
This is one of those classes that's been dogged all semester by the mechanical breakdowns of that lemon of a new Distance Learning system my college bought. I'm really flattered a student and a student's family would care to have me reach out to them in their crisis, given what a shoddy class it's been in my opinion with mechanical breakdowns in class every week.
If you pray or send out good vibes, would you pray or send out good vibes for her and her husband? And for me to show genuine care in this, too. I've been so wrapped up in how frustrated I am with the mechanical failures in class and how it triggers my PTSD that I could easily have missed this opportunity to care here. There's a lesson here for me.
Thanks, everybody.
Muji
She had a stomach ache this weekend. It got bad, and he took her to the hospital It turns out she has advanced stomach cancer. Just like that.
This gentleman came to tell me she couldn't finish the semester, but he really came because he wanted to give me her hospital room number and phone number there.
This is one of those classes that's been dogged all semester by the mechanical breakdowns of that lemon of a new Distance Learning system my college bought. I'm really flattered a student and a student's family would care to have me reach out to them in their crisis, given what a shoddy class it's been in my opinion with mechanical breakdowns in class every week.
If you pray or send out good vibes, would you pray or send out good vibes for her and her husband? And for me to show genuine care in this, too. I've been so wrapped up in how frustrated I am with the mechanical failures in class and how it triggers my PTSD that I could easily have missed this opportunity to care here. There's a lesson here for me.
Thanks, everybody.
Muji
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
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First, I hope everyone is doing well, and continuing to fight that good fight! Keep up the great work on yourselves; I'm rooting for all of you!So, I started doing therapy at the beginning of the year, when I was in my most depressed state, but with my therapist, I made big changes and steps in the right direction. But, over a month ago, she couldn't take my insurance anymore, and I had to stop...
I will be praying for sure
Thanks for the reminder
that's such an awful disease. :(
Prayers and warm thoughts. Bless you for answering your calling, Muji. You're very inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
Not to turn this into something about your job, but I'd also document this. Sometimes, we forget to collect positive data for ourselves.
Prayers and strength for them and you too Muji.
My heart, Jewells.
I had to stay at the college for the Distance Learning systems repair (so-called) but I have an older student who is a retired nurse. She went to the hospital today to visit my student with cancer in the hospital in my place, and Ill get in touch with her tomorrow.
Thanks, everybody. Its easy to let work overwhelm our good intentions. Im kind of proud that I reached out to my retired nurse who is my student to help in being a support. I would probably have tried to go it alone, might have failed, and would feel guilty tonight. Since Ive come here, though, Ive been more assertive about asking for support even when it comes to being a support. To me, thats progres.
Muji
Didn't have to look for him. I took a bathroom break in the restroom and, lo and behold, there he was. This is a big medical center, and I happened to use the same bathroom he did? Wow. Another one of those coincidences. So I got to give him the referral to see her after she got out of surgery this afternoon.
Then I got my boss, who is a good person but slippery sometimes, to help me arrange for my student not to lose all of her work so far in the semester in the class she takes with me. I got my boss to agree to a special arrangement whereby my student will get to finish the course with me via online while she continues her cancer treatment from now until Christmas break. My student really wanted that. I'm so glad to get that piece done.
Thanks for helping me help her.
i was just a Semester behind. But that actually saved my life, I believe!
I got to fullfill my "all -time" dream. Then i was disabled. yet Grateful.
Your lady student will probably be forever grateful for you doing this.