RE: before and after RA...

February 20, 2004

Tawyny, I know just what you are saying. I was a go-getter and I

turned my fair share of heads. I was always willing to help anyone

and burned the candle at both ends more times then i can count.

I am not that person anymore - that life was brought to an abrupt

halt. I had to give up my job my passion of being the best female

air traffic controller in the air force...heck I couldn't remember my

name some days. The meds they started me out with knocked me out and

I had to give up that job. Thankfully my commander found a way to

keep me in the USAF till my 20 hit and then I wasn't allowed to

retire because of the war --- long story ---

but in Nov of 2002 I retired and now stay at home...

I don't feel lucky though. I lost over 2/3's of my income when I

retired. Where most were able to go out and get another job - I am

unable to find one...who wants someone who can't work every

day...can't stand for more then 30 minutes at a time...and can't sit

at a computer to work because of neck surgery that forbids anymore

then an hour on the computer at a time...

I am lucky though...I have a wonderful husband, we are able to pay

our bills and buy food...although the truck will die within a couple

years and I don't know where the money will come for another but that

is a bridge I will cross when I get there...too much going on to

worry about things that haven't happened yet.

" but I have to keep my head up, and keep going. If I can get

relief from meds, I will take them, this struggle is hard anyway,and

if something can ease it, I will do it. "

Tawny that is exactly how I feel - we do what we have to do and then

we do more...

God bless,

Althea

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