The settlement isn't an if, it's a when. Should have been done last week but the hospital and docs are pointing fingers at each other. Mediation attny called them childish.

There are a couple options for my DH. We have to explore the area I'm looking at and see what they actually need. I figure it'll take time to actually get it off the ground. He does the same work here, but on a very part time basis without trying. I wish he'd market himself, but he doesn't. Then he works one week and I show him he can make decent money but he has issues with the marketing and operations stuff. I could only do that if my brain was back to a point where I could work, otherwise I'd need him to hire somebody to help. And yes, one thing at a time. It's just thinking right now, trying to plan. Telling DH he's crazy when he thinks of some ideas. Telling myself how much there would actually be. Issue is DH will not work for somebody else. It's super frustrating.

I would definitely not go off work without getting the paperwork from my doc. I've actually been through it twice, once during pregnancy and one a few years after. It's the LTD that I worry about, because even if I can get it, it won't be anywhere close to what I earned before.

If I moved, was on STD for a while, used my settlement to cushion me until I found a new job in the event I was off STD is possible. The only reason I stay in the town I'm at is because of my job. I'd really like to leave, partly because the medical services here are horrible.