Okay, I screwed this question up.
I applied for disability due to statuatory blindness, and my faily and I went on vacation. Ten minutes after returning home I had a mild stroke, and was under doctor's orders not to work until all my symptoms were gone, etc. The doctor gave me a note for wor, plus my cardiologist also wrote me a note; hence I am out on FMLA due to the stroke. I'm a high school teacher, so you can imagine why the doctors didn't want me working. Last week I received a letter awarding me disability, but the letter didn't say why; so I called the guy at SSDI handling my case,and I was told that after seeing my visual field test results, that I have Glaucoma, which has stolen a large portion of the vision in my 1 good eye, on top of the fact I was born blind in the other eye, he said I was an open and shut case of statuatory blindness- I have all the medical history needed to support a quick decision.
I'm sorry if I confused you, thinking and putting things down on paper has been rough since the stroke.
So I have been out on FMLA due to the stroke, and I have been using the 20 sick days I had left after the last school year. I never imagined SSDI would happen that fast, but they said I can use my sick days because I am not working for the school district. My early retirement pension for disability is being reviewed, so I am not retired from teaching until the decision is handed down. My retirement date will be 11/1 if approved, and I have just enough sick days left to get me through October.
I want my sick days. I had medical emergencies at work the last 2 years and was written up for following my doctor's plan of action instead of their medically dangerous methods.
If I tell them before 11/1 I lose my remaining sick days, along with my health insurance.
Now my Superintendent wants me to come in and discuss giving me accommodations so I can get back to work- she read the doctor's notes saying I shouldn't return to work.
Again I apologize- the above paragraph took me 25 minutes to write, it's hard. I'm going blind and they think the mild stroke was a warning for a major one heading my way.
Sorry, again.