For those of you that know me (Few) I have been dealing
with some issues over the last few years. I will now recap for those that
are new to this blog and explain the reasons for the recent lack of posts for the rest.
In 2007 I was recruited to a position with a small company
in Columbus Ohio.
I moved my wife and me there and bought a house as everything was looking up
for us. I did not sell my house in Louisville
and refurbished/repaired it and moved my mother in law in. She was on limited
government income and I charged her no rent as I could pay both mortgages with
the new job. In 2008 shit happened and
things did not look so good. I began to worry! In 2009 I was let go due to the
failing economy. My wife has ocularhistoplasmosis and is legally blind in one
eye that we know of. She had to quit working in a doctor’s office as she could
no longer take x-rays, draw blood, and give shots. This was many years ago and
her vision has worsened however there is nothing we can do about it so we have
not had her vision checked in the last few years.
So here I was sole
supporter of several family members with two mortgages and no job. I had to go
on unemployment! I was not happy about it but TPTB left me no choice and I thought I would find a job
quickly. It was not to be as that area was hit hard and I was relatively new
with little reputation in the in the new area. I started cashing in all of my
retirement to make ends meet. I was out of work for almost two years searching
diligently for employment. I had many interviews and recruiters looking at me
but nobody was hiring.
I decided to put the
house in Columbus on the market and
move back to Louisville. We moved
into the basement of my house and left the upstairs for the mother in law while I went back
and forth working on painting and improvements to get the house sold. Finally I
was able to get a lease/purchase agreement with a young family that needed time
for the military benefits to kick in. The agreement was for 20K less that I
bought the house for (my entire down payment).
During this time I
was not feeling well with night sweats, blurring vision, shaking hands and
dizzy spells. I also had a couple of episodes of severe nose bleeds however I
did not go to the doctor as I had no insurance. I somehow managed to move all
of our stuff back to Louisville
with a little help from a friend and a brother in law. On one of the last trips
back I felt so bad I thought I was going to die. When I finally made it back to
Louisville family called the EMT
who lived across the street. My blood pressure was 178/132 (normal 120/80) and
I was in stroke territory. I went to the doctor and he immediately put me on
meds. This started helping as I made the last few trips.
When I finally got
everything out of the house and turned the keys over I went back to Louisville
and was contemplating how best to start my job search here. I decided that I
would go to a society meeting that I had previously been very active with and
announce my return and availability. Before this happened I was contacted by a
colleague and asked if I would be interested in a position with his company.
Within a week of returning my reputation alone landed me an interview here without
trying.
I got the job for half the salary I was making plus
commission and I am still there as they are good people and treat me well. They
have even thanked me for coming to work for them on numerous occasions. I have
thanked them as well and voiced my loyalty to them for giving me the
opportunity. During this time I have been continually struggling with
medications to get my BP where it needs to be. Some of the medications I have
been put on were ineffective, one over effective and some with side effects I
could not live with.
This week, still
dealing with side effects of a new medication, I was able to finally get the sale
on the house in Columbus closed. This should reduce my stress and hopefully help with the
blood pressure. I no longer have to worry about a property three hours away and
I did not have to foreclose which will keep my credit and integrity in tact.
Even though I got fucked severely I paid my bills and honored my commitments and Kept my Word. I did not take the easy way out even though it took a lot of time and has effected my health. For the III that understand it is all about personal honor not the cost. Money is just a tool and tools can be replaced. Honor once lost is seldom regained without extreme effort and sacrifice.
My only hope is that one day our government will learn to act in such a manner! And I know our next government will.
My only hope is that one day our government will learn to act in such a manner! And I know our next government will.
