Stay Ready So You Don't Have to Get Ready

I was out of clinic three times in about six weeks, twice with no warning, and I came back to almost nothing. Why your everyday workflow is your real leave plan, and why it held that time.

One stretch, I was out of clinic three times in about six weeks.

First, a family situation took me out for a week with no notice. I came back for about two weeks, then left for a vacation I'd planned.

I got sick while I was traveling, with the flu strain people were calling the "super flu" that season. I was still sick when I got home, so that was another week out with no warning.