Working 40 hours and coping

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Dear Helen,

I guess I just do what I have done my whole life......whatever it takes! I have just recently gotten better at refusing to do something that may be too hard for me to do and gotten better at asking for help. I work for a crisis center but in the morning I have an office at the State Attorney's then in the afternoon I have to go to the Crisis Center. Going to two offices is the hardest part. My morning office is in a Government complex and the handicap parking is not near my buidling at all. There is however a gated parking area for the upper management right near my building and yesterday I asked about being able to park there since they have "a problem providing handicap parking." They will let me know by the end of the week. So, that is one way----asking for what I need.

I also try to eat healthy and take a nice relaxing lunch, sometimes at the beach.

I also make sure that I take my vitamins everyday. I ran out of them last week and had to order more and boy did I notice a big difference.

I have an hour ride each way everyday. But after dinner and before bed I make sure that I get in the pool, just to relax.

Oh I almost forgot the best part!!!! I finally have a cleaning lady!!!!

So, that is my day and some days are worse than most. But you see, I am a grief counselor at the crisis center so many days my problems seem small in comparison to what my clients are dealing with.

Getting on disability is not in the cards for me, as I do not have short term disability insurance and cannot financially be without an income while waiting for SSD. I cannot retire until I am 62 at the earliest (4 years to go) I know that I cannot make it that long so I am trying to get a home business going. I have given myself a goal of 2 more years and then hope to make enough at home to stay at home!!!! As a matter of fact I am going to a convention for this business in Minneapolis next week and I am going by myself. I have done that in years past but I was also in better shape when I did go. But I got wheelchair assistance with the airlines, will use my cane and will ask for help when I am there. I will just take my time and do what I can.

I am trying very hard not to think of myself as superwoman!!!!!

Thanks for listening. You all know what I am going through while others do not!!!

Jane Heady

http://jane.winathome.com

angelbear1129@... wrote:

Hi Jane,

Welcome to the group... I'm Helen 54 from NW Ohio... Let us know how you cope with your days... Working a 40 hour week and being ill is hard to handle... Its great that you have a supportive family... That in itself is a great thing to have...

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Helen

My name is Jane Heady and I had polio at age 5 in 1952 and have been experiencinb PPS for about 10 years. It is getting progressively worse. I work 40 hours a week at a very stressful job and it is taking a toll on me, but I have to work. I am also starting a little home business so that with any luck I will not have to work until retirement! Do not think that I can even make it to 62. Am not eligible for disability because I have not "complained to a DR over the years and have not been on medication".My younger sister had polio too but she is very crippled and is having a rough time of it too.My loving family is very supportive but it is me that is not used to the idea that I cannot do everything that I used to do!!! I recently moved to Florida from CT because I could not

do the cold and snow and ice any longer.That was the right decision for me!!!

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