I feel like we're one in the same person...when I was terminated a week before Christmas, I felt the same way : bummed. Not sad, not distraught, just bummed. But as the days go by, I do realize it was probably the BEST thing that could have happened FOR me, not TOO me. I hope as time passes, it softens the blow for you

My company had the "loophole" of me being out on Short Term Disability, which has now turned in to Long Term Disability. WC has not resumed my claim as of this time, they were waiting on the results of Neuropsych testing.

I applied for SSDI last week over the phone. It is a service my Long Term Disability insurance company offers for free, and for that, I felt lucky lol. The process itself takes a while, but at anytime I am released to go back to work, I go. If I am not released and am approved, it acts as a "back up". Also, they explained that I would be eligible for Medicare benefits, "I think", 2 years from the date I applied. It's like a security blanket of sorts, at least that is how I understood it.

I also have litigation pending on a Federal and State level..that's what I meant in my post about the "big guys" lol...I went straight to the top.

It's ironic to me that the one thing that exacerbates our symptoms the most (stress) is the root of all that we are subjected to during our rehabilitation.

I'm so sorry that you are going through this, but I'm right here for you..literally lol

My head is already starting to pound with the impending snow storm...we almost escaped the season with just that freak October storm...blah!

Hang in there my friend...I've truly come to believe that everything does happen for a reason, one that we may not see or ever understand...xxoo