I wrote a thread a few weeks ago about my dad being ill and judgemental work colleagues, well this week after 6 weeks in hospital hes been told there's nothing more that can be done for him! He's at best got 4 years at worst 2 even worse if he gets any infections or has any falls he could be looking at a lot less! He's going to go home with a hospital bed and oxygen tanks, hes gonna have oxygen for 16 hours a day, his blood pressure is so low that he can barely stand, hes already fallen twice because of it, his heart is enlarged and his copd is well shocking because he now needs oxygen! I've been signed off work for a month with my mental health, I was suffering anyway but I think this has just piled the pressure on, im on medication and having good days but the news about my dad has absolutely floored me 😢 financially I can probably take another couple of weeks off work but ive not really heard anything from work apart from the odd message about Christmas doos and secret Santa's, my manager told me to watch some films and take my tablets and I'll soon smile again, my deputy who's mental health coordinator did reach out and say shes available to speak to but she's on holiday, im thinking of reducing my hours for 6 months and see if that helps, but im worried that won't be an option, as it stands me and my partner get one day off together and I'd like to be able to help with my dad's care so it makes sense to me to work Monday to Thursday then we have Fridays to go help with my dad and Saturdays for us as a couple, my heads just all over the place, I need to get back to work but I know my head isn't in a position to do so, I work with kids so I need to be on my game. Life's just hard right now 😪