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Hello!

How are you doing? Your new personal space and nickname let me assume that you’re not doing well… Everything still the same with your back? Maybe some good news? Anything?

Hope to hear from you! All the best from around here!


katkodl

Nada, zero, zip.

Still in a holding pattern, in much pain, both physical and mental.

Have hired a lawyer to fight for my disability benefits, and have appointments with doctors for actual treatment(!) coming up soon.

Am just trying to hang on, and not hurt myself prematurely.

thanks for asking Kat!

Love, Cali

Hello Cali!

Good to hear from you, even if it’s not good news. I was expecting something like that, it’s a pity that my assumption was confirmed. How often have you tried to apply for disability benefits? I was surprised that you’ve hired an attorney. This was for sure no easy decision, I hope your attorney is able to push through your concern as quickly as possible.
When will you finally meet your new doctors? At least you’ll get a proper treatment now.

Hang on and don’t give up! I think you’re doing a great job in fighting for your rights!

Take care,

katkodl

For anyone who cares anymore......

I have been to see a chiropractor, and it turns out I have Scoliosis in my neck, and a deformed disc in my lower back- apparently it grew that way. It is genetic, just like bad teeth, and like bad teeth it means my back bone doesn't line up properly. So for the rest of my life, I will have back pain and back problems.

As for my mental health, I have been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder. Yeah, me! I'm f*cked up every which way!!!

Ah, well, ce la vie, or however it's spelled. Like I care right now anyway. Love to all, don't expect me back.

Maggie

Dear Maggie!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I was worried about you, especially after you had changed your nickname and deleted everyone from your friends list. It's good to hear from you.

I'm sad to hear the bad news, I hope that you can find a way to deal with your physical and mental problems. No wonder you fell into depression after so much time of being in pain, and also of being ignored by doctors and even friends and relatives. It's terrible that it took you so long to find out what's wrong with your back. I do understand that you're feeling awful, and you've every right to be mad on an unfair world like this. I hope that you'll be able to turn the anger you're feeling right now into positive energy one day, so that you can start over once more and learn to deal with your back and also your mental health.
I do care about you, and I'd love to hear from you (at least) now and then. Are you under proper medical treatment right now? At least now that you know what's wrong there should be a way to ease your pain, and there should also be a way to tackle your mental disorders. Just don't give up on yourself - try everything that might help you.

It would be great if you decided to come back to hootoo again. Here are a lot of people who are interested in you, and we're here to support you in order to get out of your misery. If you feel like raging, talking or moaning there's always someone here to listen to you.

Hope to hear from you again soon! Take care and don't give up!
Lots of hugs

katkodl


P.S.: I'm leaving my e-mail address here in case you want to stay in touch that way: [email protected]