I recently spent a wonderful week at home. It was a much needed time away with some of my favorite people. I needed the home-cooked meals, the junk food, the conversation, the laughter, the hugs. This afternoon at work, I was feeling so stressed with how the day turned out; I was angry at myself for scheduling the appointments I did. It was a lot after being off almost a week- who knows what I was thinking! My last appointment of the day was an application to begin services for a customer. This customer has had it rough- she has multiple physical disabilities and multiple mental health struggles- many of which stem from being gang raped several years ago. She has no support system to speak of outside of the individuals working with her to overcome her barriers. As I was stressed, knowing that I wouldn't finish the application by 4:00, my heart skipped a beat as she told me she didn't have anyone to put down as an emergency contact. I don't know the particulars of why she ...