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View Profile My hope is that this becomes a written record of my recovery. I have been in a two year nightmare cycle of pain that I can't seem to get off of. I have a loving family and a close circle of friends plus a career which I loved and would enjoy going back to. My prayer is to return to my old life as the new more gentle, understanding and compasionate person I have become.



Jul 02
2008

What is my future?

I sit here reading the posts of my friends and wonder what is going to happen to me.  My husband and I are going to lose our home.  I look around at the things we have done and the funwe have had making changes to the house.  When I was well I would change the paint color every six months or so.  My basement looks like Sherwin Williams.  Now I have had the same paint color for 2 years because I cannot paint anymore.  I wonder how long will I get to stay here.  Where am I going when I leave?  What will happen to my stuff?  My co-pays of doctor appontments and medicines costs 1/2 of my husbands take home pay this week.  After the fire on Father's Day burned the business to the ground he doesn't get any overtime.  He cannot even use my FLMA because we cannot afford for him to lose a days work.  I have to go to the dentists in 2 weeks and he is going to try and work on my tooth without numbing me.  I had an adverse reaction to the numbing last time and they won't do it anymore,  I also had bells palsy last time and he said it may happen again.  The only alternative is to put me under general anesthesia.  We keep trying and getting no where.  In fact we are slipping back.   Last month dad paid the house payment for 2 months as a surprise and it was 9.12 short.  Instead of calling us they just didn't post the payment.  This made the second payment look like it was late.  I mailed them the check and they are supposed to post the payment without late charges.  ( they would have been 39.00.  No one cares anymore.  It is like everything is an answering machine.  There is nothing personal.  Not even healthcare is personal anymore.  They will let you do without before they give you something extra.  It is a business.  Life is a business and if you don't have the money or strength to keep it going, then it closes and no one cares.    

  





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Uncertain future
written by AutumnSunset, July 03, 2008
I just wanted to share this experience with you. About a year ago, my husband and I faced a very serious financial situation, and our future looked extremely bleak. We had been helping someone through a difficult period, and then the repayment promises were never fulfilled. Anyway, the first of this year looked like we might be facing bankruptcy. We were praying diligently for a way out of this situation. Then in February my husband decided to check into a part-time job, and that job turned into a full-time position. (Previously he traveled during the week.) He is making a lot more money on this new job, plus he is still consulting from home with his old company. When God answers pray, He does it in a big way. Don't lose hope.
A year from now...
written by geekGirl, July 11, 2008
When I was in the process of losing everything I had worked for I would imagine all the possibilites of what my life could be like in a year. This isn't going to solve your problems, but it can give you some peace. Sometimes peace is all we have, or can give ourselves (and it's free). A year makes a big difference.
As time went on I was homeless for three months, lost one of my cats, lost my condo, my upright bass, my kayak, everything I loved was gone. I also felt a sense of freedom, bc I was no longer attached to these things (and my cat is in a better place).
You are gaining a certain wisdom right now, and unfortunately the only way to gain it is to lose everything. You will recover from this. The only way to go is up, and I know how horrible it is to feel this. Stick in there. You are gonna make it through this!
Angela

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