((((((((((((inky))))))))))))))) I'm so sorry. I wonder if you explained that you have health issues (which were why you were late and sick) would help reinstate you

The proper (ideal) situation is for the employer to sit down with you and explore what THEY can do to help. By law, if you have health issues, they're suppose to accommodate you. If you want, you can PM me and we can talk. Did they give you any severance pay, or anything?