Ah, this would work except that many high ups in the company dislike me a great deal and are gunning for my job. For example, the HR person informed me (while I was in the hospital,) that I had no FML left because I decided to have a baby and that although getting healthy was important, they had to look at it from a business standpoint. If my illness was going to stretch out much longer, they would be filling my position. And, they have stopped granting me PTO for no apparent reason, although I've been back for two pay periods, and even my boss says I took time without pay not negative pay (they weren't paying me when I wasn't here.)

She made sure that my short-term disabilities papers had it written in large block letters YOUR LAST DAY OF FMLA IS 8/7!

Of course the lady from another department who is well liked and "respected" (not bipolar) has taken off almost a year and five months since she became ill with lieukemia. I agree it is horrible and I am sad that this happened to her, and glad that she is now back one day a week every other week. But the fact that she can take a year and a half with no threat to her job really is noticable. People who don't know about my other drama here have even mentioned that to me.

And, this is sad, but true. Also I'm sorry to say that people at my job allow their personal beliefs on politics get in the way. So, I know all of the payroll people and HR are firm believers that there should be no such thing as medicaid to begin with. So.... haha... isn't that fun?