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Thank you so much… I had the opportunity this year to go from full time kindergarten teacher to part time (3 day a week) intervention… the hope is to step away and I feel like that decision is coming very soon… I want to be able to step away and heal… I come back to Mayo on the 21st for the pre assessment appointments for the BeST program. I’ve started looking into the pain rehabilitative program as well, as they sound a little similar… it was truly encouraging to hear you share it was the best decision you had made. Thank you. I’m trying to get up my courage and protect my heart. I love helping my students…
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I feel for both of you. I’ve been out of work on medical leave since January. I’ve been teaching for 20 years. I miss my students. Best of luck to you all.
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I'm happy to hear you took positive steps to help phase out slowly from teaching. It must be a heart breaker for you, but one thing I know from my experience is that sometimes we have to learn how to put our needs first for a change. I never knew how to do that because I'm a natural empath and giver. Mayo PRC really helped me learn about myself. I went to the Florida campus and worked with Dr. Sletten. He is absolutely amazing, and so is his team. The program was much more than I could have ever anticipated. Super hard, but continuously rewarding and worth the effort.
Keep hope in your heart. Hope for yourself to heal both mind and body. The most important thing is that you are trying and that is a positive step!
I found this Mayo article about Functional Movement Disorder and the BeST program.
Treating Functional Movement Disorders - BeST:
- https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/diagnosis-and-treatment-for-a-mysterious-illness-turn-despair-into-hope/
It looks pretty good! I wish you the "best" of luck (tee hee) and hope this program helps turn things around for you. I will say that you always have PRC as a possible option in the future should you find that you'd like to inquire. I'd be curious what your referring Mayo doctor thinks about PRC in comparison to BeST. Please let me know if you ever find out.
Looking forward to hearing updates on your progress with the program, and your quest to heal. Will you check back in?