Day eighteen - hard to find but it is there

Now I am way late, I need to make sure this does not become a habit! I have a good reason; a) I was sick all day and b) it is hard to find any good in a day when you feel that crappy! Regardless of that, there is good in every day, I need to be looking at that. The good of the day: it was extremely considerate of my boss to care about how I felt and to not make it into a big thing that I had to be gone for the day.
I know, it is a little crazy that I see that as such a positive, but it something I have not seen for a long time. To be treated with respect and dignity goes a long way. I have been pretty sick for awhile now and stress is a large problem that causes it to be worse. It was very hard to deal with before since when I had to be gone due to my symptoms then, it just caused my stress to be worse, which then caused my symptoms to be worse. This was a vicious cycle for a long time. The stress came from the fact that when I returned to work, even though I was covered for the time gone, we had to have "a talk" about my absentness (made up word but I like it). I knew these conversations would happen and it would just make the issue worse.
To be somewhere that was concerned, wanted me to go home to get better, and then wanted to see if there is anything they could do when I returned was something I have not seen. This sickness has been a huge issue this year, it has not been an easy thing to deal with. Between the sickness itself on me, but the toll it has taken on my family, and on top of that the medical bills that it has racked up has caused it to seem a little overwhelming. To be sick again now, when I just started a new job, I was terrified! To be treated with this much respect was a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders! I felt, for the past year with this problem, I thought I was going to be dealing with what I had been dealing with for the rest of my life. I am so happy that I was able to find out that not everyone treats people the way that I had been treated, people out there can and will be respectful and caring about what you are having to go through. That is my silver lining on a really crappy day (it is a pretty amazing silver lining though)!