“Take time to recover,” they said. “Just focus on getting better,” they advised.
When you’re made redundant while still in a hospital bed and the bills keep piling up, recovery isn’t your only priority. After my stroke, I faced two choices: figure out how to work despite ongoing fatigue, or watch my savings disappear.
When Life Hits the Reset Button Without Your Permission
The stroke arrived without warning, and with it came two unwanted companions: debilitating fatigue and a redundancy notice. Not exactly the career transition I had planned.
The bone-deep exhaustion wasn’t the kind you shake off with a strong coffee — it was the type that makes even reading emails feel like running a marathon. Just staring at a screen drained me.
The timing couldn’t have been worse. With mortgage payments looming and recovery expenses mounting, “taking it easy” wasn’t an option. I needed to work. But how do you build a business when all you want to do is lie down in a dark room?
The Productivity Myth That Nearly Broke Me
At first, I tried to power through, attempting to work traditional hours despite my body’s protests. After all…
