Hello fellow Cagers,
I want to take the time to honestly rant and talk about how I feel. For the past 4 years I've been suffering from back pain. In October of 2020 I was admitted into the hospital for have stroke like symptoms. I was diagnosed with having Chronic Nerve pain in my back and the right side of my body. The medications made me useless. If I didn't take them I couldn't sleep and I couldn't eat from the pain being so bad. I can't stand without a walker or cane for longer then 5 minutes.
I lost my job and with my condition makes it impossible to find another one. Which causes me to be over due on bills which adds stress with lead to my depression and Anxiety skyrocketing when I thought I was about to work though it. That made it had to keep up with school and I'm afraid that I have to drop out.
"Well why not apply for disability?" "I'm sure you qualify." "My friend/family has it and the don't have it severe like you." Those are the comments or similar That I hear everyday. And I'm here to say that it is not that easy when you are by yourself.
I am stuck and don't know what to do besides giving my body but even that is hard(mentally and emotionally)
I'm not expecting a pity party I just wanted to be able to express myself and say that...
I'm losing hope but I'm not done yet.
