Just heard from Summer. She got a call that they have an opening for tomorrow, so she will have the surgery they couldn't do 3 weeks ago. She is scared as her Mother isn't here this time, but her best friend is taking her. And now she says the shoulder she had surgery on is bothering her again and she can't even lift her arm. She is in bad shape..bad arm, can hardly walk, etc etc etc Prayers for tomorrow would be greatly appreciated
Yes he works out of town, and no he can't come home. She just took him back to Pittsburg yesterday and after that they go back to GA. I have no clue if the railroad he works for has anything like FMLA. They always seem to be little 'shady' to me. She has a 22 year old, who works for an electric company and is gone for 2 weeks at a time. The 17 year old works for some computer place and they go all over the place wiring new computers and stuff, so he's not home much. She does have a 16 year old girl, a 15 year old girl , and the 18 year old boyfriend of the older girl, and the girlfriend of the 17 year old boy living there. They are old enough to help her out. I don't have any idea how many people are employed at either of the boys jobs though.Glad they can get her in sooner rather than later - Is she the one whose husband works out of town? Can he come home to help her? Take FMLA or something along those lines? If he hasn't already filled out the FMLA paperwork w/ his employer he should in case he needs it to care for her in the future, no harm no foul if he ends up not needing it. I can't imagine going thru so much without my husband there to help me deal with it, his presence might go a long way to helping her heal. Doesn't she have adult children - can they be with her in the hospital and /or help out? Oh - and if the kids are adults, they can also submit FMLA paperwork to their employer because caring for their mother qualifies them for it as well - assuming their employer employees 50 or more people. Here is a link in case any of them need it. Having encouraged more than one employee to submit the paperwork myself, it can be so helpful in difficult situations.
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/workhours/fmla
We're finishing the most of our turkey dinner tonite. Just made another small batch of stuffing to go with it.Not a lot going on. Working. We made our own turkey dinner yesterday and it was so good.
Enjoy the rest of the evening, everyone!
It’s a federal thing, any HR department at a place with 50 or more employees is obligated (more or less, read details) to adhere to it. So sounds like railroad outfit &/or electric company should meet those requirements.Thanks so much for the FMLA link..I am going to send it to her and ask her if he gets it or not.
Jack and I finally "pulled the trigger" and started to book a trip to Hawaii
No apology required. I feel the exact same way. He figures since he busts his *** on the road for 2-3 weeks at a time, and brings home a good paycheck, that he doesn't have to do anything more. He never goes with them if she takes the kids somewhere,,I know he's done a few 'handyman' jobs around the house,,but he's terrible at it. I know, since he put the handrail in for Don, and we had to have Dave our handyman redo it. It was also her husband who recommended the floor guy, and you all know how that turned out!! She does let him walk all over her, we have told her repeatedly to make him help, especially now that she's been feeling so awful, but he doesn't care. He thinks nothing of calling her up at noon on a Friday and telling her she has to go to Pittsburg to pick him up, and then bring him back on Sunday. (they live in WV, and it's not a very short trip. It's tough on gas, and on tolls, plus the time it takes her to get there, just to turn around and drive home.It’s a federal thing, any HR department at a place with 50 or more employees is obligated (more or less, read details) to adhere to it. So sounds like railroad outfit &/or electric company should meet those requirements.
Sorry, I don’t mean to be rude but her husband should be dropping everything to help, find a way home and get his *** in gear…. Sorry, not for me to say and I’m sure my comments don’t help. I have someone in my family that allows herself to be walked over and it’s a sore point for me.
I totally agree. She just called us, and said she got a call saying her surgery was 'rescheduled' for Thursday. It would have been nice of someone to call and tell her that yesterday, instead of making her worried all day long about it.Good morning.
I feel sorry for Sumer getting jerked around like that. It's not right.
We do things bit by bit. After booking the hotel in Kona, yesterday we bought annual trip insurance. I think it will cost less overall than trip by trip the way we hope to be traveling. This morning booked a room at the Volcano House in the Volcanos National Park. Of course, since we booked the first hotel the volcano started erupting for the first time in 4 decades. We will see. At least we have insurance.
Today is usual Tuesday stuff - church and yoga. A couple of stops in between. And Jack and I are trying to get the treadmill assembled, bit by bit.
How frustrating! I personally have a few medical procedure phobias and for me the anticipation/lead up to a procedure is much worse than the experience ends up being, so to have to go thru the wait & worry twice would have me climbing up a wall for sure.I totally agree. She just called us, and said she got a call saying her surgery was 'rescheduled' for Thursday. It would have been nice of someone to call and tell her that yesterday, instead of making her worried all day long about it.
Hope you find something to listen to for the trip!…
I've a long drive ahead of me this afternoon, think I'm going to have a quick putz around Audible and see if anything interests me.
I've a long drive ahead of me this afternoon, think I'm going to have a quick putz around Audible and see if anything interests me.