Recently, after five months of medical leave, I returned to my full-time office job. Everyone asks how I’m doing and am I better?
I smile, and say “much better,” but the truth is — really I’m not. I have my good days and bad days, but this is not a place to explain that.
So, I resist the urge to tell the truth and I say what people expect to hear. The first week back was tough. By Thursday afternoon the only thing on my mind was getting through Friday and the beckoning of Netflix and my down comforter.
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