workers' comp? disability? what?

[Paula]

I work as a nurse's aide in private pay and government subsidized home care for the disabled. Last week while at work, I had a seizure (never had that before!) and fell on a concrete floor. Luckily, i knew that something was wrong a few minutes before it happened and called my boyfriend to help me get the the hospital. I was planning on calling the main office and requesting a replacement to relieve me, but i started seizing already. Short story- I woke up 4 days later in the Cleveland Clinic Neurology ICU with a severe skull fracture and multiple brain and spinal cord injuries and don't remember any of it. The doctor in the ICU approved me to return to work next week with restrictions (no driving for 6 mos. ect...) But, my company is hesitant about letting me work right now. They want me to take it easy and treat the 6 mos. as a vacation! I can't go that long without pay! I'm only 23 and 1/2 through school! I have rent and bills to pay! What are my options here? Is workers' comp an option? What about disability? Would i even qualify for that? I'm not fired from my job but they don't feel comfortable with me right now (which is understandable). I am just so lost right now...