Inactivity notice, possibly for the whole summer

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I was looking forward to having some increased drawing time, and doing the Nordanner Summer splash show, but fate took a turn on June 8.

My daughter fell at school and broke both her arms. She is casted from her knuckles to her mid-biceps, and is dependent for many things. I took an intermittent FMLA to care for her, though I am working 4-5 days every pay period, when my husband is off.

Theoretically, that means I have time to draw, but in practice, it isn't so. I'm still responsible for the paperwork part of my job, since that can be done from home, and the home health portion, since I can schedule it for my hubby's off hours. The last time I took off and arranged with someone else to do my home health, he refused, and I got stuck with explaining why, so I have no eagerness to go through that again.

I find that I can't focus on much, particularly since, at her last appointment on Monday, there was zero new bone growth.

I may manage to get some art done, since she is sleeping at long intervals, but I think i will be primarily inactive at least through late July.


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allucia's avatar
Oh my gosh that's so scary.  I hope your daughter will be okay.  

My son is Autistic (7 years old) and requires a LOT of supervision (nor is he potty trained, and he's a big boy, but speech delay...).  He goes to summer school but he has a ton of medical issues and we're trying to get a 1:1 aide approved for him.

So, I know your struggle.  Good luck.  If it's something that could have been avoided, don't be afraid to lawyer up. <3