Kel, that really sucks big time!
Actually, the same thing happened to me, but a little differently. I was offered big bucks from another company in 2000 because they heard of my expertise, etc. And they won the contract of the company I used to deal with and who knew me for 13 years, so I was a big benefit to them. I debated leaving my old job cause they treated me well had I had fun, and they finally gave me more money NOT to leave. But I wanted to consult for the company I was used to so I left. Right at that time my dad's Parkinson's got worse. My mom needed some hernia surgery so I took a family leave for 3 weeks. OK, fine. No problem. My bosses were as good as gold. But later, before dad went to a nursing home, my mother would call me an hour after I got to work to rush home to help her, or she didn't feel well. I used up all my vacation, personal and sick days. Then I started feeling the brunt of my neck and back pain and tried switching hours with people or coming in late so I could go to physical therapy or to the hospital for steroid shots. Meantime, they expected big volume from me and of course I wasn't producing because I was hardly there. After 9/11 when the company I was consulting for started going to pot, I was the 2nd person to be laid off, despite my experience. I expected it, I guess. Afterall, they had a business to run. But on the other hand, I thought it cruel because "what goes around, comes around". Even though nothing was ever mentioned to me, and I couldn't prove anything, I expected that was why. Like it was my fault that horrible things all tumbled on me at one time. So I was laid off in 2002, the day before Cody died, which made matters extremely worse. On the other hand, in hindsight, it was a blessing. There are only 4 people left in that office and all scared of losing their jobs anyway. I still keep in touch with them because I really liked them. My mom never believed, to the day she died, that was the reason I was laid off, but i knew better. All I can say is, bide your time, and look for another job when you're feeling healthy and normal again. That's what I'm going to do. I can't work in my same field again, because there's nothing available, so I'll just have to find something after I heal. It is a cruel world and I feel so upset for you. It brought back really bad memories for me. If you ain't got your health, you ain't got nothing. So maybe things happen for a reason. Good luck, sweetie. I hope everything turns out better for you. You'll be in my prayers for sure. {hugs}
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