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Written by Enia Titova on 2025-01-04 at 00:47

But there are two takeaways I have about it that break my heart on the daily:

1. women are not allowed to take time off to recover. Yes because of lack of medical leave in US but also by society. Like I knew this? But it’s devastating seeing all the permutations of it. There are posts daily re people asking “can I go back to work in a week?” “When is it okay to clean my house/laundry?” “I know my doctor said I can’t pick up anything over 10 lbs. but I don’t know how I’ll go 6 weeks without doing that.”

2. the way that male partners fail in supporting their partners through recovery. “Can I drive after surgery? My (male partner) won’t come to the hospital to pick me up.” “He’s mad at me because me taking time off from work will have a financial impact on us.” “He expects me to drive to see his family 6 hours away for the holidays 3 days after surgery.”

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