Re: Out of the Closet

[Greg and/or Diane Sterling <sterling@xxxxxxxx>]

Joe,
I have given this a lot of thought and feel in my case hiding PD was the right 
decision at the time.  Several reasons caused me to do this.  First, the police 
department I worked for is relatively small with 25 full-time officers.  There 
is not much wiggle-room for "light duty" assignments.  Also, during  the early 
stages of my PD the ADA didn't exist.  Almost any other type of occupation and 
I would probably could have worked much longer.  I suppose each PWP has to 
consider his own circumstances and base his decision on them.  It's an 
agonizing path no matter what is which road is taken..

Greg
47/35/35

 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: J. R. Bruman <jrbruman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: Greg's News Article


> I'm impressed, Greg, with your mewspaper interview and how you
> coped
> with PD without revealing it to your Police Dept employers. With
> the
> benefit of hindsight, how do you think they might have responded
> if you
> had come "out" early and requested transfer from patrol to a desk
> job?
> This decision is faced by many other young-onset PWP just like
> you, and
> deserves some careful study, for those who will need to face it
> in the
> future. I've personally met examples of both directions, and
> could not
> at present advise anyone about which is the better way to go.
> Cheers,
> Joe
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> Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013
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