Back to Work

Adam's back at work.  He went to see the doctor on the the 23rd May, with the intention of being honest about the previous 4 weeks but also to tell him he thought he was ready for work.  With last week being a short week, because of the bank holiday and that Adam only works a half day on Friday, he thought it would be advantageous to go back that week.  The doctor agreed and said it was a good idea.  He's told him to come back in 4 weeks to see how he's got on.

The first day was pretty dire, although he did get through without feeling the need to come home.  During the rest of the week he improved gradually and then took another backwards step on Friday which wasn't as bad as the first day and the bonus was coming home at dinnertime.  He needs to change jobs and should have done it ages ago.  He's never been happy there and to put up with what he's had to from his bosses then it's no wonder he's buckled under the stress.  Adam heard a host on UCB radio talk about her husband being recently made redundant and mentioned about how important it is to be happy in your work.  If you know you're never going to be happy there then get out!  She said you spend approximately 70% of your time at work and it can be detrimental health-wise if you stop in a job you're really not happy in.

Adam's thought of being a Postman and wanted to do this when he left school but nothing came up.  So he's going to try for that if something suitable arises, as there doesn't seem to be many hours in it.  25 hours seems to be the norm.  Working with people is what he needs to do.  There appear to be that sort of work on the Lancashire County Council website, like Support Workers for people with learning difficulties or those with mental health problems or being a care worker in a children's home.

He needs to settle back into work first before he begins to think about applying.  Let's just take one step at a time.

It's nice to be back into a normal routine again.  I love having Adam at home but when he's at home with this you spend most of your time counselling and talking about his illness.

He must be feeling better because tonight St Leonard's started a fresh youth program for years 6-10 and he felt able to go up and help out.  It will do him good and will educate him in how to reach that age.  Plus I think it's better if there are both male and female helpers.

Tried a new run today - Stepping stones and up round Ightenhill.  Was about 4.5 miles.  Really enjoyed it although bit of a struggle up the hill from the Stepping Stones bridge.  It took me 55 mins with a maximum heart rate of 136, which is within range.