Reprieve!
I received the letter today from Nortel stating that "due to recent developments" they have withdrawn their case to terminate the long term disability program "for the foreseeable future". Currently no plans exist to terminate the program but they always have the option of doing so whenever they wish. Since I have a maximum of 8 months left under the plan - each month gets me one step nearer to that deadline. I'll take wnatever I can get.
Also, they've pulled back the lay off as of August 31st as well. So I can still consider myself to be "gainfully employed". More importantly, my company insurance remains in force. That's a biggy!
A quiet two days. Originally friends of ours were to be here this weekend but they had to cancel so we had no plans. Yesterday we went to lunch with my mother-in-law and today we starting cleaning out a room that we wish to convert into a spare bedroom. There is always work to do. Those of you who are homeowners can readily attest to that!
In the process, my next project sprung to the forefront - put pegboard on one wall of the room so that my wife can hang more of her paintings. She's an artist and we have lots of her paintings that need to have a place to be seen.
Tomorrow I have to get the outside ready to be power washed on Monday. All stuff attached to the building must be removed. What do the aged and/or infirm do? Or those who are away on vacation? I don't know! It's a little presumptuous for the power wash people to tyhink that everyone can comply with their wishes.
Anyway, the beat goes on. I feel fine with about a month to go before my next doctor's visit.
It has been a great summer and I'm glad that I don't have to be working...
Bob
July 22, 2010 10:30 PM
Not much to say!
We had one of our granddaughters with us the past twodays and it was wonderful to spend the time with her. We played games and did activities that we would not normally have done. Kids can make you feel young again - especially grandchildren.
As for me, yesterday was class day. Today I played hooky to take my granddaughter miniature golfing. Next week concludes the course and I'll be gald when it's over. Three days a week is too intense and limits my flexibility.
I still feel fine and am greatly enjoying this summer. We've had super summer weather and we've taken advantage of it with our day trips here and there throughout New England. Next month we travel to Maine with friends for a few days.
At this point, I just plain tend to completely forget about having had my disease. It currently plays no part in my life. And, I'm not worrying about its return either. I can't do anything about that, so I just try to live my life as if nothing had happened to me. I know that that is not entirely possible because so many people know my history and sometimes they bring up the matter.
A reformed smoker is not the same as a non-smoker and I can say that I am cancer free but I know it's different from never having had the disease at all.
You are forever changed and you now live the "new normal" as they say...
Bob
We had one of our granddaughters with us the past twodays and it was wonderful to spend the time with her. We played games and did activities that we would not normally have done. Kids can make you feel young again - especially grandchildren.
As for me, yesterday was class day. Today I played hooky to take my granddaughter miniature golfing. Next week concludes the course and I'll be gald when it's over. Three days a week is too intense and limits my flexibility.
I still feel fine and am greatly enjoying this summer. We've had super summer weather and we've taken advantage of it with our day trips here and there throughout New England. Next month we travel to Maine with friends for a few days.
At this point, I just plain tend to completely forget about having had my disease. It currently plays no part in my life. And, I'm not worrying about its return either. I can't do anything about that, so I just try to live my life as if nothing had happened to me. I know that that is not entirely possible because so many people know my history and sometimes they bring up the matter.
A reformed smoker is not the same as a non-smoker and I can say that I am cancer free but I know it's different from never having had the disease at all.
You are forever changed and you now live the "new normal" as they say...
Bob
July 20, 2010 11:45 PM
Another first!
Today I rode on a Segway for the first time. It was a new attraction at Clark's Trading Post where we took two of our grandchildren today. One of my granddaughters rode for the first time as well. It was easy and it was fun!
That was just another wonderful part of the great day that we spent with the two kids. I know that they enjoyed it but not nearly as much as my wife and me. The trip was obviously the highlight of the day which ended with my son joining us and all of us having dinner here at home.
These things are the things that we remember the most...
Bob
Today I rode on a Segway for the first time. It was a new attraction at Clark's Trading Post where we took two of our grandchildren today. One of my granddaughters rode for the first time as well. It was easy and it was fun!
That was just another wonderful part of the great day that we spent with the two kids. I know that they enjoyed it but not nearly as much as my wife and me. The trip was obviously the highlight of the day which ended with my son joining us and all of us having dinner here at home.
These things are the things that we remember the most...
Bob
July 19, 2010 11:30 PM
I wish that they would make up their minds!
I received a letter in the mail today stating that my company has withdrawn its case to end the long term disability on August 31st. At first, that appears to be good news. And to some extent it is! However, I called the phone number that I had to get a better understanding of what that means as I am trying to arrange my life so as to cope with what lies ahead.
It turns out that the company originally wanted to end the LTD in May! And now, withdrawing the case to be heard in August appears to be only a temporary delay. The woman to whom I spoke said that they could very well resurrect the matter in a month or two. In any case, Nortel is sending out a letter on Wednesday that will, hopefully, "clear up the matter".
So,,,
...no layoff and no loss of long term disability on August 31st. I guess that I have to thank God for this minor miracle. I could never imagine that the case would have been withdrawn.
It's been a nice couple of days and tomorrow we have two of the grandchildren for the day and we're planning an excursion that, hopefully, will be fun for them. These are the things that I treasure the most as they are treats that I might never have been able to see.
I'm still feeling fine and there's only about five weeks to my next appointment.
Time, and the summer, are traveling real fast...
Bob
I received a letter in the mail today stating that my company has withdrawn its case to end the long term disability on August 31st. At first, that appears to be good news. And to some extent it is! However, I called the phone number that I had to get a better understanding of what that means as I am trying to arrange my life so as to cope with what lies ahead.
It turns out that the company originally wanted to end the LTD in May! And now, withdrawing the case to be heard in August appears to be only a temporary delay. The woman to whom I spoke said that they could very well resurrect the matter in a month or two. In any case, Nortel is sending out a letter on Wednesday that will, hopefully, "clear up the matter".
So,,,
...no layoff and no loss of long term disability on August 31st. I guess that I have to thank God for this minor miracle. I could never imagine that the case would have been withdrawn.
It's been a nice couple of days and tomorrow we have two of the grandchildren for the day and we're planning an excursion that, hopefully, will be fun for them. These are the things that I treasure the most as they are treats that I might never have been able to see.
I'm still feeling fine and there's only about five weeks to my next appointment.
Time, and the summer, are traveling real fast...
Bob
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