Mark,

I hope all goes well for you. Just because of a few bumps in the road due to unexpected illnesses, please don't think you are a failure. This happens to so many people and you just have to stay proud, and keep that head held up high.

You are a wonderful person and even though I have never met you, I would just about say that you have always been a hard worker, kept the bills paid, and didn't just throw money away on frivolous things, and due to these horrible things that have kept you from being able to work, well it is beyond your control.

Good luck and I really hope this will lift some of the stress from your daily life, and maybe then you'll get a little relief in your pain. My thoughts and prayers are with you as always..

Lot's of Love,
Janet

Dana,
Thanks, BUT this isn't work comp. This is Long Term Disability Ins. I paid for this insurance out of my check every 2 weeks. They pay you approx 67% of your income until retirement age if you become disabled. Whether it be illness, accident whatever. I didn't get hurt at work to cause RSD in both of my feet. It just happened a few months after I bashed both of my feet into 1) a doorway for the left foot 2) A wooden box sitting in the middle of the floor for the right foot. All in the spring/summer of 2003. It took me along time to figure out what exact accident/s that caused this to hit both feet at the same time. They say I can do a sedentary type job. which is exactly the type of work I was doikng when this all started.

May I ask what type of work do you do from your home????

DebbyV

Mark,
The stress of phone calls & mailings will be a whole lot less than before the big B happens. That is refreshing. Except it seems like medical bills always seem to pile up even when I was working. Alot of what is wrong with the bill thing is our health/medical system. We may have 'everything medically' more or less for alot of illness/syndromes etc, but it is the cost of accessing the care is what sucks. I could have ketamine infusions if I could pay them cash. Yup they won't deal with insurance out here in CA at all.

Hang in there & chin up as you say.
DebbYV

Hi Mark,
I would certainly keep a credit card. I had no idea that creditors can harass people like this. Maybe you could tape all the calls.

In my life now, I am just trying to put everything in proper perspective. In other countries they seem more helpful for people with medical problems.

Try not to worry. Hugs, Roz