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Getting back on Track
| Thu, 07-28-2005 - 6:17pm |
I finally went back to work last week after being off a month. I'm starting to feel better, still up and down, but I was so happy just to get out the door again. Moneywise, things are not great. I spent a lot the month i was out of work, i can't help but feel some was boredom-related....oh, all the copays didn't help either, nor did the fact that it was too hot to cook or stay home for that matter. Not good, but some was also for school clothes for my daughter, which i would have to buy this month anyhow.
I think I'm not going to go back to school in the fall as I had planned. I'm a little disappointed with the financial aid package I was offered, also, I fired my daughter's therapy provider today, which is a very scary thing to do, and I was very upset this morning, but now I have an incredible sense of calm about the whole thing. yes, this was the right thing to do. However, it is going to mean A LOT of work on my part, as I will have to assemble and train a new team (3-4 therapists), and I might do a parent-directed model, which basically means I will be overseeing my daughter's treatment. A BIG JOB, but originally, when i thought about going back to school, i was thinking about all the extra money i would make to help her out down the line. Bottom line: i need to help her out NOW.
Anyhow, things are looking so much rosier than they were a few weeks ago...when things are not going well for my daughter, they are miserable for me. This board has helped me a great deal, too...I have not used my charge cards ( with the exception of kohls and sams club, which I pay off right away) since I went to florida in March, even when things are about as bad as they've been for a while, the numbers are still going down!!! (maybe not as fast as I'd like) Heather
I am desperately trying to come up with all the money I will need for my trip to New York in September. i am going to make payment arrangements for the medical bills, i think.
I think I'm not going to go back to school in the fall as I had planned. I'm a little disappointed with the financial aid package I was offered, also, I fired my daughter's therapy provider today, which is a very scary thing to do, and I was very upset this morning, but now I have an incredible sense of calm about the whole thing. yes, this was the right thing to do. However, it is going to mean A LOT of work on my part, as I will have to assemble and train a new team (3-4 therapists), and I might do a parent-directed model, which basically means I will be overseeing my daughter's treatment. A BIG JOB, but originally, when i thought about going back to school, i was thinking about all the extra money i would make to help her out down the line. Bottom line: i need to help her out NOW.
Anyhow, things are looking so much rosier than they were a few weeks ago...when things are not going well for my daughter, they are miserable for me. This board has helped me a great deal, too...I have not used my charge cards ( with the exception of kohls and sams club, which I pay off right away) since I went to florida in March, even when things are about as bad as they've been for a while, the numbers are still going down!!! (maybe not as fast as I'd like) Heather
I am desperately trying to come up with all the money I will need for my trip to New York in September. i am going to make payment arrangements for the medical bills, i think.

Wow! Sounds like you had quite the week!
Glad you're feeling better. You might look into making the payment arrangements for the medical bills, especially if you think that you're not going to be able to come up with the money in time (September is right around the corner...).
About the financial aid-did you contact the school to see if they could offer you a better deal? Maybe you can also take the time now to research scholarships that you'd be eligible for. And yes, there are some very odd ones out there, lol!
I think your realization about the need to help your DD now as opposed to later is a very powerful one. You are so right, and I hope that you're able to get her new team in place easily and effortlessly!
You get a gold star for not using your credit cards, too! --> * <--
Lisa :)
Becky -
Becky
CL of 4th, 5th & 6th grade Scoliosis
"I hope that you're able to get her new team in place easily and effortlessly!"
Thanks, Lisa. I have been going to conferences and researching her therapy so much over the past couple of years that it has almost been a second job.
The reason i am on the fence about school is because I know it will something will have to suffer for me to be able to go to school..I already work third shift, after school hours will be devoted to my daughter's therapy, etc. I got on the "need to finish law school before I'm 35/woe is me! I've been working at Wal-Mart for eight years" track, but the truth of it is that waiting a few more years might not hurt. But maybe I will go half-time just so that I can see myself at least attempting to accomplish something.
Arghh! I give myself such a hard time about changing plans, I'm stubborn that way. I would like to pay down our debt, going to school would add probably at least another $22,000 to it, and I'm not so positive that I will be able to pursue a career even when i graduate because my daughter might still need me. That is the gamble in all of this.
Anyway, I go back to the doctor in two weeks, and I might let the snapshot fo my health sway me in whichever direction is appropriate.
Thanks for the gold star : ) Heather