And it happened in the minimum time possible. Thank God!! It couldn't have come at a better time: my husband and I were within $200 of being flat broke. He only gets $679 a month in SS benefits, so we were about to get very desperate. I was also about to cancel our car insurance because we could no longer afford it. Then this big miracle arrived yesterday and now we know we'll make it. What a RELIEF!!

This also legitimizes my inability to work. Lately I've been anxious because I thought I was going to have to try again despite the fact that no one wants to hire a 56-year-old with a bad job history. Even thinking about it made me so incredibly anxious that I'd sweat and feel like I was going to have a heart attack.

Now I can stop hurling myself against that wall. What a blessing!