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Apr 03, 2018, 12:43 AM
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I put my availability for work in for April a few weeks ago. I've been off since the end of November, but I finally achieved stability and felt ready to go back to work. I got a phone call from work today and was offered 3 shifts. I'm working a 5-hour partial shift tomorrow (Tuesday) and full day shifts on Saturday and Sunday. I'm nervous and excited. I think I will accept up to two shifts in a row and up to two shifts per week to start with, until I'm certain that I can do more.
I work as a casual health care aide at the local psychiatric hospital. I don't have any set hours, so I take shifts when they are available and I feel well enough to work. I hadn't been well for months, so I eventually, officially, went on leave in the hopes of getting sickness benefits, thought I didn't have enough worked hours last year to qualify for EI (employment insurance.) I'm nervous. I'm worried colleagues are going to ask why they haven't seen me in a few months. I know I don't have to say anything, though I will probable say I took time off for, "personal reasons." I'm in the process of applying for AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped,) and am just waiting for a decision to be made. That decision should come sometime later this month. AISH would be my safety net. I would receive about $1,600/month regardless of whether or not I was able to work. I could then earn an additional $800/month. If I earned more than $800, the income from $801 and $1,500 is deducted 50% from my $1,600/month. Earning more than $1,500 means I would receive no AISH payment the following month. So I could earn up to about $2,750/month through the AISH payment and employment. I won't get wealthy, but it's enough to live on. I'm also anxious about that decision.
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. Last edited by Merlin; Apr 03, 2018 at 01:30 AM. |
 Anonymous32891, Anonymous41462, boogiesmash, Wild Coyote, wildflowerchild25
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Apr 03, 2018, 07:29 AM
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You know what you can do and you are keeping to your limits. Good
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Apr 03, 2018, 10:46 AM
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(((((Merlin))))) glad you're looking after your own needs/yourself
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Apr 03, 2018, 10:53 AM
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It sounds like a good and balanced approach and will provide for you. I think you are making sound choices--that is great
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Apr 03, 2018, 02:56 PM
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Hope you do well at work. At least you have some money to fall back on. That's good!
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| Merlin
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Apr 03, 2018, 03:41 PM
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I hope the AISH benefits come through for you and all goes well!
WC
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Apr 04, 2018, 06:14 PM
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My first work shift went very well. I could not have imagined a better first shift. 5 hours was a perfect start. I spent most of the day sitting constant with a secluded forensic patient. I also did roll call and completed an online training module on the provincial staffing system between rounds. I got a 30 minute break; I’m not sure whether or not it was paid. I’m looking forward to my shifts this weekend.
I also had physio. It was supposed to be my last session on my shoulders, but since a new “year” started in April, I may be eligible for a few more. I saw my psychiatrist today and we discussed my cycling. I said I was cycling between 3 and 7, when I would prefer to stay between 4 and 6. I can cope with the 3-7 spread if I need to since I can force myself out of bed and complete activities at the mildly depressed 3; but right now I am on a low dose of a single mood stabilizer, i.e. Latuda, so we are increasing the dose and adding a low dose of valproate as well. I talked to my psychiatrist about my anxiety regarding my AISH acceptance, as well as how much I could/should work on it, and he is very confident I will get it. He said the last 3 years of cycling and hospitalizations has made his case for him. He said that he has had patients who it was much more difficult to make a case on get the benefits. That reassures me some. I should have an answer before I see him again in mid-May.
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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Apr 04, 2018, 06:15 PM
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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Apr 04, 2018, 06:16 PM
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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Apr 04, 2018, 06:17 PM
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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Apr 04, 2018, 09:46 PM
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It's good you're working for part time now (21 hours?). I wouldn't take on extra shifts until you were really positive that wouldn't be too stressful, if at all.
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Apr 04, 2018, 10:47 PM
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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