It wasn't long after I started by temp job, when the Supervisor informed us in a huddle (group meeting) that flu shots would be mandatory for all employees, even temps, and there would be no getting out of it unless you had a doctor's note saying you were allergic to them. At that precise moment, I thought to myself, "not going to be staying here."
Without getting all political, I have been against getting flu shots since the 1970's Swine flu scare. A group of us 20-somethings decided not to get the vaccine and the scare turned out to be a "non-event". Since then, it has been proved that more people died from the vaccine than from the flu itself. Am so not interested in putting that stuff into my body! I am the healthiest person I know, I take no drugs at all, and have a very good immune system. It always seemed to me that friends who got the flu shot got sick.... well recently I learned that for 8 weeks after you get the flu shot, your body is so overwhelmed fighting what the vaccine put into the your body, that you are susceptible to all other germs passing your way, and you don't have enough "umph" to fight them off... so you get sick!
I did pray about this extensively, but never felt that I should change my mind about the decision.
My cousin being in a safe place, I was missing my own family. With Son #1 in Sweden, Son #2 is my only Family on this side of the world, which is quite a burden for him, but I wanted to be closer than a 7 hour drive. We were trying to figure out how we were going to get together for Thanksgiving, and my schedule had me working, with probably no way I could get time away. This would mean he would have to drive all the way to visit in the winter weather driving conditions.
While I was pondering and praying about this part of things that might be changing, I had three or four people say to me, "It's good to be close to family."
Then I texted a co-worker from my job last year, and she talked to our supervisor. I was told who to call to get set up for working again this season. A small raise was also included! This was a great positive for the answer to, "Where am I going to work if I quit at the hospital?"
And although I was blessed with living in the basement room of Sh., which at only $70 a week was a great deal for the space and private bath... it was still a $300 a month bill that was hurting my budget. My in and out money is so tight, it does squeak, and even that couple of hundred would be better for me to spend on my credit card debt. However Sh. had mentioned how nice it was to get the income from the room, so I wondered if I should stay to help her out... but then she applied and got a better job with better pay! I felt like God was saying, "I can take care of Sh., you don't have to Sue."
With all my ducks in a row, I made the choice to wrap up my adventure in Idaho and head back to Oregon.
I was able to make a few more memories...
I went with another single gal at work to the Coeur d'Alene Casino one Sunday afternoon...
The following week we toured the Caltado Mission and Wallace, ID where the movie Dante's Peak was filmed. We had a great time both afternoons and I am going to miss not getting the chance to make our friendship stronger.
MORE TO COME
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