Laura J's story

Laura J's story

I saw your post and thought I'd share a bit of my story. I went back to work from maternity leave with my first child (daughter now 20 months) in July last year, during lockdown. I work for the NHS but in an office which was shut so working from home, at the kitchen table with my husband! My mum had come to live with us near the start of lockdown as she was poorly so we looked after her while she recovered. It was pretty busy going back to work part time, in a small house, with a small child and a poorly mum and trying to juggle doing a good job of it all. Oh and trying to find what was left of my mum frazzled brain! Laura x 

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