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On Monday I had a meeting with my boss at the hospital. I thought I was going in to discuss me finally coming back to work, and what was happening with the interns in the program Instead I walked in to have my boss tell me that my position was defunded and I didn't need to come back.
The hospital has laid off about 250 people in the last 2 months. My boss fought tooth and nail to keep me, but in the end a budget cut is a budget cut. Still, I can't really imagine a worse time in my life to lose a job. I loved that work, and I've been really looking forward to getting a regular income again. I'm so thankful that the hospital isn't my entire income, only about a 3rd.
Pt is coming along really well. I'm getting close to 130 degrees of flexion - this translates to me being able to hug my knees, which is rad. Going down stairs still hurts, but going up is feeling pretty good. I've danced a coupe times and it feels fanTASTic. I was even told to go ahead and try to do some rock climbing. Nothing too crazy, probably the easiest stuff they've got. But still, climbing? Oh, how I've missed you.
My fundraiser is next Thursday at the Uptown in Oakland. Mark Growden is opening, which I'm super excited about. The whole lineup looks like a lot of fun. And the Auction items look amazing. Want a couple pounds of homemade bacon? How about singing lessons from a professional opera singer? Dance classes? Hair flowers? A Custom Corset? Signed shwag from Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, or Jason Webley? We'll have it!
There's also an on line raffle, great for folks who can't come to the event. Tickets are $5 bucks and a lot of the same prizes are in that.
The bonus is, since we're doing it through the GiveForward site, every raffle ticket bought contributes to my likelyhood of their Givasauras contest. If I win, I'll get an extra $500! That would be frackin' rad.
It looks like I'll be going to Burningman. I'm not going out for DPW, but I have a ticket in exchange for stage managing at Center Camp. This'll also cover my food. Nathan will be going out a couple weeks early to build the electrical grid. I think I'll be celebrating my 30th birthday out there.
My first doula client had her baby 2 weeks ago. My next client is due in September. Life is moving forward and I no longer feel deeply trapped by my injury. Finances are still kind of out of my control, but the fundraising has been amazing and I think it will assure that I get to the other side of this ok. I am so damn lucky for the community I've got.
The hospital has laid off about 250 people in the last 2 months. My boss fought tooth and nail to keep me, but in the end a budget cut is a budget cut. Still, I can't really imagine a worse time in my life to lose a job. I loved that work, and I've been really looking forward to getting a regular income again. I'm so thankful that the hospital isn't my entire income, only about a 3rd.
Pt is coming along really well. I'm getting close to 130 degrees of flexion - this translates to me being able to hug my knees, which is rad. Going down stairs still hurts, but going up is feeling pretty good. I've danced a coupe times and it feels fanTASTic. I was even told to go ahead and try to do some rock climbing. Nothing too crazy, probably the easiest stuff they've got. But still, climbing? Oh, how I've missed you.
My fundraiser is next Thursday at the Uptown in Oakland. Mark Growden is opening, which I'm super excited about. The whole lineup looks like a lot of fun. And the Auction items look amazing. Want a couple pounds of homemade bacon? How about singing lessons from a professional opera singer? Dance classes? Hair flowers? A Custom Corset? Signed shwag from Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, or Jason Webley? We'll have it!
There's also an on line raffle, great for folks who can't come to the event. Tickets are $5 bucks and a lot of the same prizes are in that.
The bonus is, since we're doing it through the GiveForward site, every raffle ticket bought contributes to my likelyhood of their Givasauras contest. If I win, I'll get an extra $500! That would be frackin' rad.
It looks like I'll be going to Burningman. I'm not going out for DPW, but I have a ticket in exchange for stage managing at Center Camp. This'll also cover my food. Nathan will be going out a couple weeks early to build the electrical grid. I think I'll be celebrating my 30th birthday out there.
My first doula client had her baby 2 weeks ago. My next client is due in September. Life is moving forward and I no longer feel deeply trapped by my injury. Finances are still kind of out of my control, but the fundraising has been amazing and I think it will assure that I get to the other side of this ok. I am so damn lucky for the community I've got.