Time to move on
It is very evident to me that my career in aircraft part building is over. I can’t even walk into the shop but to have a physical and highly visible reaction to the chemicals in the air. For the moment I am taking care of clerical issues from home. I am going to prep and sell off most of my horse herd and I have my market goats heading for auction at the end of next month. I used to do a lot of farmers markets selling my handmade goats milk and mares milk soaps and I think I am going to get back to it. I am going to plant a market garden for the short term and get double my usual order of iris rhizome varieties to plant, maybe triple as I need to step it up. These are not planted on my home farm but one a good deal north where my goats can not access the beds. They destroyed thousands of dollars worth of commercial inventory here at home and I can't allow a repeat. I can't get work men’s comp, I know a lot of you keep telling me this but my employer doesn’t pay into it and I am a 1099 worker so I am therefore not eligible for it. These next few months are going to be super tough to get through, for one I need to get healthy again. I see a specialist on March 5th and I have decided to stay completely out of the shop now. I need to put myself first instead of that job. It is not worth it and I am convinced that my employer is not going to do the right thing and help me out financially because I have been sick due to workplace issues. I am saddened by these events, they want to keep me working there because I am the best at what I do and they know it. I don’t think they really care so much about my health as they do their bottom line and filling the orders that have come in. I will keep you all posted as to how these next few months go. Who knows, maybe this Church Deacon I work for will do the right thing at the end of the day, he has always been a good guy to work for though he is also cheap and a tax cheat. We shall see.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.UPDATE on the Eczema issue
OK. I went to the Dermatologist yesterday for my Eczema and she examined me and while she was doing so I pointed out the Scleroderma on my knee as something that was there as a skin condition. In fact I was diagnosed with it in 1968 when I was 7 years old and at the time it was growing and threatened to overtake the knee joint. Well they used patches impregnated with cortisone at the time and it went dormant. It did atrophy all the muscle underneath but overall has not been an issue all these years….or so I thought. Seems like the Eczema is not responsible for the extreme fatigue I have been suffering, seems my Scleroderma MAY BE more serious and active than I realized. I was dressed and ready to leave when Doc came in and I had to disrobe again while they cut biopsies from my skin and put in three stitches and I got sent back home to the doctor here to get specialized blood tests. So while we wait I watched you tube videos of doctors who treat this and it is scary, the hand cramping I have, the severe fatigue, shortness of breath, the acid reflux and difficulty swallowing, I kid you not I was choking on chicken noodle soup yesterday, are all indicators the disease may be active in my body and if it is, I am in trouble. I am already looking at cutting my livestock way down as I am having issues taking care of them. I watched a video by an attorney addressing a Scleroderma conference that was telling them this disease is so serious it is usually approved for disability first time out the door. THAT IS SCARY. For SSI not to fight paying disability on a certain disease like that says a lot. I am still going to do what I can to make a living. We don’t have the results back yet but I am pretty sure at this point they will come back positive. Comparing myself to others with this I think I am one of the better off folks. It isn’t on my face, it is on my knee, I was led to believe this was localized on my knee and would never go further but apparently that isn’t quite true. So now I wait. Until I know more I can’t really plan too much ahead but I do know I can’t take care of 100 plus head of livestock anymore. They believe the chemicals at work triggered it and the Eczema is now a minor concern over this. It is slowly getting under control.
misstuffy
Level 7
Mar 1, 2018
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Folks, I will make it through this. I don't need to pray to a false God and wait for help. One of the advantages of being an Atheist is I know i have to get up and get to work and not believe in some miracle to happen. I see people all the time spend all their time in prayer instead of doing what needs to be done and then they think God said no, well duh, since God isn't there to say yes in the first place. I have faith in myself and I have a wonderful contingent of friends and family who rally when I need help.
misstuffy
Level 7
Feb 24, 2018
1
Call the 211 helpline or go to 211.org. They can help you find free and low cost help with things you need if you get low on money. (Food bank/ electricity bill help/ etc.).
Also services etc....
RavenCT
Level 9
Feb 23, 2018
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I have never heard of this line. Thank you for the tip! It may very well come handy. As far as food goes, I have goats I can milk if need be and I know how to make cheese and butter and I will plant a garden and I know how to can for winter use.
Damn! I hope all goes well. Market gardens are a beautiful thing. It'll be good therapy to get back to the earth.
farmboy2017
Level 7
Feb 23, 2018
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Yes and thankfully I had a Mennonite Grandmother who took me to the garden every day to pick the days mene. I remember her digging new spring taters vividly with a tater fork, she opened the mound and I being little dug them out and into the tub! We snapped string beans on the porch and shelled out peas. That was well over 50+ years ago but the memories are still fresh!
@misstuffy I grew up on farm gardens. We canned slot and had goats and chickens. Gardens keep us grounded. They're slot of work but it's high quality work that we can own. It's ours. No one can impoverish us in our gardens!
@farmboy2017 Very true, we had homegrown pork and beef, poultry and eggs and none of the chemical additives that are making everyone sick with cancer these days, we were so much healthier
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