A lot has happened in the last 22 1/2 months since the second vertigo kicked in. The best is that I don't have "static vertigo" which would mean I would be virtually bedridden, so dizzy I couldn't function, and being sick to my stomach all the time. The worst is all the hard work that John has to do, in addition to his full time job. Each morning he leaves for his regular job at 4:15 a.m. He leaves there at about 1:45 and goes off to work in various locations for his part-time jobs not returning home until about 7:30 p.m. and then dinner and about an hour of paperwork for those jobs and normally to bed about 10:00 p.m. He just doesn't get enough sleep. He has been doing this at least 5 or 6 (and sometimes 7) days a week for about a year. We know that the lawsuit is way down the road - maybe 2 years and the Social Security hearing is probably in about 5 months and then 5 months more before benefits would kick in if I am granted benefits. So, there is no respite in sight. Please pray for John's good health and for the SSDI outcome to be in my favor so that John will a little relief. We have adapted to all of this and feel blessed to have each other ( I especially ) and know that our lives are not meant to be easy and all that matters is that we have God, trust God, and have our family and close friends.
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