Milestone at the 400th post... The Wait is Finally Over!

Well, i planned on using my 400th post for a reflection, but a Milestone is way better.

My wife FINALLY got a letter of decision from the Disability hearing. It took 11 weeks since the hearing and 21 months total.

They have ruled fully in our favor. She has been approved.

I almost cried twice after she told me. It's just like a huge weight lifted off. I don't think either one of us thought we would actually get approved. I'm kind of in shock really.

In a way it's kind of sad. Cuz it's like accepting your fate. The fate that you are truly disabled. I feel bad for my wife. My only hope is that she finds something meaningful to do with her life, with our lives, that will make her happy and this disability to become just a hitch in the road. I couldn't imagine going through what she has to go through on a daily basis.

We are supposed to be contacted within 60 days to discuss payment. From a monetary standpoint this is great. We've struggled for the past 2 years. It'll be weird not struggling. I've often wondered what it's like to have 2 people bringing in income in a marriage. Obviously, my wife has worked and when she did she made great money. But, it seems so long ago and so far between. I made a joke to her. I said, about the big lump settlement we should be getting, "hey, i planned on quitting my job and playing poker full time again, when that came in." She didn't find it very funny. In fact I think she said if i did that, she would divorce me and keep all her money. Now, that's not funny. It's still hard to believe. I think once we get that first check and it actually is able to be cashed, is when it will actually sink in.

Life should get a little easier. I hope.