Do you have a job where you’re given the biggest guilt trip EVAR when you call in sick?  Well I do.  It all started with a shallow cough yesterday at work, which got worse overnight and was coupled with some crazy aches and pains all over my body and head.  I called and left a message on my supervisor’s voicemail AND a detailed email about my schedule around 7:30 am and thought everything was taken care of.  That was, until I got a phone call a little later in the morning from my supervisor who scolded me for not calling her earlier at home or on her cell phone instead of her work voicemail.  I can see why that stressed her out since she wasn’t prepared for the schedule changes when she arrived at the hospital but I couldn’t help feeling so lousy after I hung up with her.

I certainly care about the welfare of my patients and they do deserve therapy but not from a possibly contagious therapist!  Because of the guilt-ridden day that I had at home today, I have decided to go to work tomorrow regardless of how I feel.  I currently have a 100.8-degree fever and chills.  Maybe tomorrow I can walk in with a fever and pass out in the middle of one of my sessions.  That would be awesome.