I went from working 16 hours a day in a major prison, doing the hussle every minute of the day to SSDI. I had been feeling crappy, and shakey, and droppin things. Back spasms, and numbness with a dragging leg and foot drop. I LOVED my job! I fell during a riot, and fx L4/L5. The prison sent me home, granted me my SSDI and gave me a disability retirement. It was a HARD adjustement. I used to id myself by my job. it filled every moment of everyday, and then...I had to figure out a new life.

On good days, I get out there, shop, walk, cook, clean, enjoy the day! cause on bad days, I am riding the couch, and catching up on the Tivo programs. You will learn to balance. Take advantage of those good days, and take care of business. You will also learn to not feel so gulity about bad days, and needing help to get through them too. DONT spend all of your good day energy, you can quickly exhaust yourself into a bad day by going full tilt boogie.