Medical Leave Mimosas

Jon Acton
6 min readAug 22, 2021

Medical Leave Mimosas

Have you ever wondered what a doctor recommended medical leave looks like? Imagine leisurely days sitting by a pool sipping mimosas and eating bon bons. The key word in that last sentence is imagine, as in imaginary. Medical leave, at least my version, has not yet reached those leisurely levels.

Before I pull back the curtain on what a medical leave actually looks like, let me try to explain why my doctors believe a medical leave is in my best interest. For over 30 years I have danced with an adorable little ailment called Crohn’s Disease. This…

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Jon Acton

Husband, Father, Former School Superintendent, National Blue Ribbon School Principal, Teacher, Coach, Author in progress