terminal cancer

[Larimar]

I'm so sorry about the ICU — that sounds scary and stressful. I know this must be a nightmare on every possible level. You have a passel of people out here in internet land wishing you strength and peace.

+1

[mamselle]

Quote from: Brego on Today at 14:06:30

More than one person in my department has implied that taking another extension will have a negative effect on my tenure case.  They are trying to dissuade me from doing it.  I'm legally entitled to another extension.  If I take another year, how can my use it against me?  I'm guessing they would claim there are other grounds to deny me tenure, whatever those might be.


Those people are not thinking clearly about the overwhelming chance that you would win the lawsuit which all your friends and supporters would urge you to file. If anyone in university administration is thinking clearly, they will know not to touch this issue with a ten-foot pole, and they will let you sail on through to tenure as you are entitled to.

Agree.

Don't let the idiots get you down.

M.

[Wahoo Redux]

Best of luck, Brego.  That is terrible.  You have awful colleagues. 

[Morden]

I am very sorry that your spouse is in the ICU. At this point you need to focus on taking care of your spouse and yourself. If people are bringing up what might happen in your tenure case if you do this or don't do that, they are inhumane. Ignore them as much as you can for now (of course, if they are so foolhardy as to put these thoughts in written form, save the messages for much later in case you need them). But for right now focus on what is important.

[Brego]

Thanks as always, Hegemony. 

My lawyer has a long and successful track record in civil litigation.  I'm prepared, if it comes to that.

[poiuy]

Hi Brego:
I am so sorry you are going through these bleak times and I wish you and your partner a peaceful journey and as soft a landing as possible.

Your colleagues seem to lack basic decency, and also lack common sense if they will give you a hard time for leave that you are legally entitled to.  Document all their ass-hattery to deploy as needed (one more thing on the to-do list, alas).  I am glad that you have a competent lawyer willing to represent you (many won't take you if your case is not strong). 

Dare we hope that your Chair, Dean, and other key players are less inhumane / have a better grasp of the situation?

All the very best through these days,

[mamselle]

Continued thoughts.

M.