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I am stressing over a personal decision: whether I can take a professional leave of (a minimum of 3 months) up to a schoolyear. My husband and I have just purchased a very successful restaurant/coffeehouse and I would love to put all my energies into it, yet the haunting of trying to do this and going back to my full-time school librarian position is scaring me. Before going into fetal position permanently, I thought I'd put this out to the LMNet crew and ask if anyone has been in a situation where they needed some personal time off to deal with things similar (health, family, job). To further complicate things, this decision is not really a financial one, as we've already been proving that we can make up for my loss of salary, but the fact that health insurance could be taken if I were to go this road is what is holding me back from staying at restaurant. I am epileptic and cannot go without medication or ability to see my doctor. However, I am told I could pay out of pocket 100 dollars for a medical visit (which only happens a max of every 6 months) and 30 dollars a month for my medications (which keeps my epileptic condition in check). I am 37 years old, have recently had many tests and a physical to show that I am healthy, and figure that income will make it possible to get a health policy within the year. I am wondering others examples, experiences, and advice. I am also wondering if the health insurance ideas I have are realistic or more positive/negative/naive than I am realizing. Thanks in advance for reading my personal pleadings, and feel free to respond to me directly so as not to muddy up the listserv. Thanks! Kelly L. Ayers K-5 Librarian/AR Central Elementary School 1315 Knoxville Hwy Wartburg, TN 37887 ayersk@mcsmail.net 423 346 6683 work 423 346 5556 fax -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------