Last Day In My New Job!

Even with all the stress of the last few weeks going on, I soon realised that being a Discharge Planning Assistant was not for me. I didn't need to wait a few weeks or a few months, really I didn't. The girls I worked with are all really nice and work extremely hard.... too hard some of them, long story. My head has been a mess – I missed my old job as a Therapy Assistant and it wasn't until I started my new job, that I realised how much I had actually enjoyed my previous job. It's been very, very stressful indeed. After a meeting with heads of previous team, I was very, very lucky to be able to now return to my old job, which I start back again this coming Monday – can't wait!

The turmoil of the last few weeks has been a rough ride. I think I'm still sane, but not really sure! So in summary for those of you that haven't read the blog lately:

• Started new job on Monday 16th February as Discharge Planning Assistant.
• Father broke his hip on 16th February and I spent most of the night in A&E with parent's.
• Started day two of new job on 1.5 hours sleep.
• Daily visits to my father in my hospital, washing his clothes, picking Mother up etc.
• Monday 23rd February – phonecall at 3.30pm to say my neighbour's house had been on fire most of day and this resulted in my entire house and contents being smoke damaged.
• Slept at Sarah's house on the first night and then next two weeks in a hotel.
• Developed an Upper Respiratory Chest Infection and high temperature and unable to leave hotel for a few days.
• Rainbow cleaning team came out to fumigate, sort my house out, take all laundry, clothes etc away to be washed etc.
• 2nd March - 'Environmental' Visit by OT to Mother's house and piano moved out and other stuff in preparation for father returning home.
• Stressful phonecalls from Mother, Social Workers, OT etc etc re: Father's discharge.
• Thursday 5th March – Father returns home – stressful day.
• Sunday 8th March – checked out of hotel and returned home.
• Monday 9th – gave my notice in at work.
• Thursday 12th March – phonecall at 2.30am from Mother – Father fell out of bed. Drove to Holme to assist and then shattered for rest of the day at work.
• Saturday 14th March – Rainbow return a small amount of my laundry.
• Friday 20th March – last day in my job (allowed to leave two week's earlier than expected). Still don't have any cameras, as all being checked and serviced from smoke damage.
• Saturday 21st March – MOT for Skoda and then Electrician coming round to wire up a new circular strip light in kitchen which blew the other day.
• Sunday 22nd March – working all day.
• Monday 23rd March – back in my old job as Therapy Assistant on the Stroke Unit!

I hope very much that April is an easier month! Roll on the Easter weekend!