4th March 2011, 03:12 PM
We went through a soul-destroying three years when Mike was signed-off from teaching due to health problems after 30 years of service. Two years of fighting the system and living on nothing, there were times when it seemed as if nothing would ever be right again. To be honest, the only way we managed was with friends, support from parts of the NHS and sheer bloody-mindedness. We thought we'd lose everything, there was no one in the system who wanted to help and we felt at time that there was no reason to keep getting up, but we did.
I can't say it's easy but the truth is that there are two choices. Get help and help yourself through your friends/family/strangers like us, or give up and let it wash over you. The hardest part is the waking up every day and not giving up, but if you do, the results can often be surprising.
-Su
I can't say it's easy but the truth is that there are two choices. Get help and help yourself through your friends/family/strangers like us, or give up and let it wash over you. The hardest part is the waking up every day and not giving up, but if you do, the results can often be surprising.
-Su
Prime practitioner of headology, with a side order of melting glass with a stern glare.