you work for a large corporation. You want to apply for one month's leave owing to illness. Write to your manager requesting leave for the same. In your letter • introduce yourself • describe about your illness • inform the manager how you intend to manage your job assignment in your absence

Dear Sir, I am Anna Lu, a senior back-end developer from the IT department.
This
is my
third
year at Google. I am writing
this
letter to request a one-month leave due to illness. I noticed pain occurred around my right shoulder and backbone
last
month. Because of the heavy workload, I have not got a chance to relax and do some treatment for the pain.
As a result
, I feel serious headaches when sitting up in front of a computer.
This
really disturbs me as I found it hard to focus on my tasks. I went to see a physiotherapist
last
weekend, and he suggest
me
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relax my body and training is needed for the following month. As we completed the
last
milestone ahead of our schedule, I do not have too many tickets with me for the
next
two weeks. My leader would take over all of the pending tickets from me. I would start picking up some urgent tasks in the
third
week and my colleague, Andy, is willing to help with other requests. Yours faithfully, Anna Lu
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