I am still in some pain, but it seems like the slope to recovery is steeper here. So, this entry is going to be little because my shoulder hurts while I sit and I have to wait half an hour to take a vicotin.
The main and awful thing that happened today is that a few teachers got laid off or potentially laid off, or told not to come back. It is an awful thing and I was witness to the heartbreak... really the heartbreak... of someone that I liked a lot. It is the first time that this has really happened around me and it really is an awful thing. I am not going to get specific about anything out of respect for their privacy. But I felt my stomach drop and empathizing with them about this real tragedy is really awful. In a time when work is so hard to find, being laid off is more than I can imagine. And now, those people have to report right back to work tomorrow. I don't know how I would do it. There have been times when I have had that sinking feeling in my stomach pretty severely and to come right back and pretend that nothing happened and face everyone just seems beyond my imagination.
I stood and didn't know what to say except that I was so sorry. So I kept saying it over and over again. It was a pretty awful day. And I am at a loss.
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