So stressed - can't pay rent *Update* A Little Good News About Health Issues*

[Anikaca77]

I've looked at the resuls for your back and I would suggest forgetting about cleaning jobs. My friend cleans houses , paid under the table and it does help but she has no back issues and she still comes home ready to pass out. But if you could get offices to clean those are a lot easier. No heavy work, no floors or windows to wash. Mostly dusting, placing things, and emptying the garbages in the bins. Could you do some baby sitting on your days off? Or dog sitting...we have a lot of people looking for someone to type resumes and such out here, maybe you could try doing that from home? Money under the table is always better than a second job to throw you in a higher tax bracket.

Thanks for the tip, I will look into that. Thanks so much again for your suggestion.

Melissa

[moosmom]

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) is a wonderful group of people who don't have a drinking problem, but live with people who do.

I attended MANY ACOA meetings in my day, along with AA meetings for myself. If you can't afford a therapist, this is one way to help. My Dad was a 24/7 drunk (mellow not abusive). I was his primary care giver after my stepmonster died of alcoholic complications. It took it's toll on me. Especially since I was in recovery myself, it was difficult to see him drink himself to death every day of the week.

Call information and ask for the toll free number of AA. They can refer you to meetings in your area.

Good luck and you'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Anikaca77]

Thank you Donna for posting that.

Yesterday at 9 a.m. I arrived for my test and I was stressed a little about it first and I did tell the guy that was going to be testing me that I was a little stressed but he just told me to try to relax and I'm not going to get a grade on this or anything like this.

So we went through several tests some I seemed to do really well on and others not so well.

We started the testing around 9:15 a.m. or earlier and then he had me do a math test and that just sucked because I've always struggled in math and that made me feel semi-crapy that I didn't know some of the math things but I tried my best. Finally it was 11:15 a.m. or so and I was at the last part of my testing which is sitting in front of a computer with a black screen and a letter would pop up at you. The only things is, is when an "X" comes on the screen you are not supposed to hit the space bar, well when you are siting there watching all these numbers fly up and BAM an X shows up and you hit it, man I was so frustrated. I asked if I could redo the test of course not. I wish they would of let me take that test first but maybe there is a reason why they wait till the very end to do that. Needless to say they said that the computer test shows whether or not you have ADD or not. I'm just thinking I was paying attention and I was reading out each letter but yet my silly finger hit the space bar and I was just terribly frustrated by the end of the test.

Luckily I had about 30-45 mins. before I was supposed to get my injection so I came home and hugged some of my kitties trying to calm down after that exhausting morning.

I went for my injection and it was pretty painful but hopefully it will help because he told me that if this doesn't help this time he is not inclined to do another one and that surgery might be it but I'm only 30 years old and I really don't want to do that. I'm just going to hope that this will help and that I will be ok for a while. My knees have been bugging me like crazy though lately and I think it's my arthritis acting up but I have an appt. this coming Wed. to make sure it is just arthritis and not something else but I'm pretty sure it's just that.

I put in a call for some local assistance and hopefully I'll hear back from them on Monday. I'm going to call the landlord and see if we can pay rent on the 9th of April that way it might give us some more time to come up with the money that we need.

Thank you everyone for your suggestions and prays, they are very much appreciated.

Melissa

[emily_the_spoiled]

I know that you don't want to think about surgery, but they are starting to do some very innovative types of back surgery down here in Bethesda and up in Philly. You are fortunate right now, because you have time to investigate your options. Hopefully you will never have to make the decision, but at least you will know what the pros and cons are of the different types of surgery...

[cassiesmom]

A prayer and a candle
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...g&cid=10483305

[Anikaca77]

A prayer and a candle
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...g&cid=10483305

Thank you so much.

[Anikaca77]

Well I think I've lost it officially now.

My mind is just in a big mess. I started crying at work this morning, I'm just feeling so stressed and I was super busy when I first came into work and I knew it was going to be this way but I thought in my head that I could keep things calm and cool and I didn't.

I cried. still feel like crying. Yet I'm supposed to go for my lupron shot this coming Thursday. My husband and I are not getting a long and I have no idea what's going to happen with that. Last night I was crying and again today. I really wish money was not such a big thing at times. I'm going to try not to cry for the rest of today.

Melissa

[cassiesmom]

A candle
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...g&cid=10504851
and prayers, again...

Hugs,
elyse