I'm not thrilled about being on disability, but I recognize the need for it and try not to blame myself for it. It's not much income, but it's enough to pay the rent and the bills in the same month so I can't complain too much. I'm just thankful I paid into the system for 35 years so I could get benefits when I needed them, and that it wasn't too hard to get them (I did it on the first try).

I don't know if I'll ever work again. Every now and then I get the urge to try getting a job (not in nursing---too much stress!) but I get the shakes just thinking about it. Besides, I'm almost 60 and it's all but impossible to find work just because of my age. Not to mention my history of job-hopping and getting fired a couple of times.