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Old 02-14-2005, 12:11 PM
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Just don't give up.
I had a minor setback with a hospital stay and a few weeks off of work at the end of November. Things didn't look good at all. I got back to work as soon as I could and things are getting back to "normal" a bit quicker than my wife and I thought they would. If we would have just said Oh $#!t now we're sunk, I'm sure we would have sunk. Keep your head up and look for ways to help yourself, and don't ignore help from others. I got a short term disability check to help out a bit. For 2 weeks of missed work it was $86.00. (Then there was withholding for SSI, Medicare and I have to pay income tax on it, it works out to $63.00, or a whopping 79 cents per hour.) My first thought was insult, but then I decided that it's better than nothing. We used it wisely and paid close attention to our finances. I sold a few items I didn't use much and I quit spending money unless it was absolutely necessary. With the support of the family we are recovering well. You will do the same. I didn't lose a place of employment, I had a health problem, you lost a place of employment. That's going to take more to get past, but you can do it.
I'm sure that there are a lot of your co-workers competing for any temporary or part time jobs to get them through this tough time. You are as good as they are, if not better. Present yourself well and get one of the presumably few jobs, even if it isn't up to what you were doing. It's only temporary, and something is better than nothing. Have faith in yourself, your family and your friends, but don't expect anyone to just hand everything to you, you'll find that warm place in the middle that lets you know everything is right.
Best wishes to you and your family.
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