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Ok, I'm trying to not go flying here. But here is the update on my potential job situation.
There are two prospects:
1. This one is a teacher's aide position in southeastern Ohio. There are three school districts seeking aides who are familiar with the needs of children who are visually impaired very desperately. I found out about this from a parent a couple of months ago, but I didn't take it seriously because I wasn't in a position medically to be working full-time. Well, she posted it again Monday. I sent her a rough draft of my resume, and she sent it to her sister who is a teacher in one of the districts and has pull there. She wrote me back today and said they were ecstatic and might even be willing to provide me transportation for going between schools. If the salary was enough that I could rent myself an apartment--wouldn't even have to be a big one--then I would snap it up in a heartbeat. I'll be sending them the updated resume and making phone contact before the end of the week. My only real setbacks are the now bimonthly trips to Michigan. I would have to somehow have money on hand to pay for these.
2. This one is the clerical position I already wrote about. I went and had a discussion with the director of human resources this afternoon. She was so nice and willing to fill out forms and assessment stuff for me. I'm not done yet. I have to still fill out the application and then go back and sign some other forms. The official interview process will start next week, so we'll see how it goes. The HR lady said that we could discuss reasonable accommodation options when I come back in to sign the forms. Even if I don't get this job, I feel like this has been a good experience--and I needed it desperately. Every time I have done job hunting independently, without help from rehab in setting up the interviews, it has gone very very badly. I was not only not offered the job, but I was intentionally humiliated, "put in my place" about the place of a blind person in the world of employment. So this was a major self-esteem boost.
Now, wouldn't it be a real treat if I had to choose! There's no question in my mind which I'd take if all things were equal. I'd take SE Ohio in a heartbeat--it's where my heart is.
Ok, now let's talk meds. I saw my therapist. She really was not that keen on the idea. She thinks it's situational stuff, and she was not exactly happy when I told her how many issues I'd been processing lately. Well, she better get used to it. Once I get into processing something, it's like an avalanche and there's no stopping me. Anyway, she did have a psychiatrist she wanted to refer me to, one who she thought would be open to trying meds for me. She didn't recommend the psychiatrist at her clinic. He doesn't like to treat people with dissociative disorders. Her other suggestion was that I could try my family doctor. I wouldn't be able to see the recommended psychiatrist for another couple of weeks. So tomorrow I will call my doctor and see if I can get an appointment. Until whenever that is, I just get to hang on and enjoy the rides.
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