DH died after a fairly long illness at the and of the Summer term.
I work in school. Head has been brilliant. I wanted to keep working while DH was in hospital (we weren't allowed to visit anyway) but she allowed lots of flexibility. When he came home, I worked from home quite a bit and when things got really bad I had a few weeks compassionate leave, then we broke up for the summer.
The first 3 days back, she told me to come and go as it suited me, not to do too much. Which I did, whilst trying not to take unreasonable advantage.
Then that weekend I developed a sore throat and a headache. Not fun but no worse than a million other colds I've worked through so I went back to work FT from this Monday. By Weds I was really poorly and had a cough so WFH while I had a PCR test (negative). On Thurs I couldn't even manage to wfh and slept all day, again on Fri.
I've been a bit better over the weekend but the headache hasn't shifted and have a real barking cough. Very tired/feelings of exhaustion still.
Now, boss is going to assume this is all down to the bereavement and suggest I take more time. I feel like I could take more time. I definitely have been ill with some sort of virus, but I guess the emotional strain I've been under probably contributed to my vulnerability and my ability to (not) carry on with a cold.
I really don't know what to do. In normal tines I'd be back to work tomorrow, not feeling 100% and still coughing but, OK. (A real barking cough)
Going anywhere with a cough ATM is problematic, but not reason to stay at home with a clear test.
I've had so much time off. I want to do the right thing but I don't want to set up a cycle of being in for a few days and then off again.
FWIW before all this my attendance was excellent. No more than one absence every couple of years.
I know I'm rambling, not sure what I'm asking really, just trying to think things through. Boss really wants to help, but I wonder if just having to get on with things might be better... or not?