My Disability Journey Taking a hiatus from teaching was the last thing I wanted to do. In 2017, I fell chronically ill with an autoimmune disease that crushed me physically and mentally. I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was on my second to last day of Thanksgiving Break. I remember preparing and submitting my lesson plans and spending my last few hours with my children before heading off to bed. That morning, I woke up unable to walk on my left leg and felt numbness/ tingling on my left side of my body. My husband rushed me to the hospital and two hours after sitting in a hospital room, I was told that they would be admitting me. The next day after several tests including an MRI and Spinal Tap, I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. 😥 I never heard of this and was so perplexed, but the only thing I could think about is getting back to my children and letting my principal know that I will not be returning back to school the next day. I thought my journey w...