I'm coming up to the last third of my (successful) NQT year and on the Thursday I broke up from school 2 weeks ago I found out that my dear mum (100 miles away) has Leukaemia which is very aggressive.
She is on day 6 of chemo and struggling to breathe. It has kept me awake at night and the visiting, ringing, researching and supporting has left me going back to work tomorrow completely ill-prepared and disorganised.
My classroom is a mess, the displays are long overdue, none of my marking or assessment is done and I haven't planned for the term.
My head teacher has said all the right things etc take it easy, try not to worry etc. But I just know already how ineffective I am going to be just based on how tired I am from waking up with this huge anxiety at 4:15 am every morning.
I don't want to be so weak that these life events destroy my prospects and balance but I also need time to rest and cry etc.
It feels so wrong, my class have their SATs coming up and I feel like I've hardly given them a second thought :(
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How will I get through this term? (Mum diagnosed with Leukaemia) NQT
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bumbleclat · 11/04/2016 20:14
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