Re: cutting back on work

[Charles Countryman <c.countryman@xxxxxxx>]

Rick Hermann wrote:

    Co-workers tell me I
   > "look good." This is always nice to hear, but there is the lingering
sense
   > of the unspoken "...so why can't you just buck up?" Hey, I'm lucky
compared
   > to many, and will count my blessings as soon as I get done
complaining.

Rick,


I also took the opportunity offered by my disability insurance to
gradually cut back.  Educating co-workers and colleagues about PD is
difficult in an environment that probably more often than not puts
emphasis on short term efficiencies.

If I had the opportunity to do it over again, I would be more realistic
about the progression of PD and recognize how subtly it changes
life.  After a comprehensive review of my finances and medical
insurance, I would be more open to letting go of my old situation and
devote more attention to what I was going to do with the rest of my
life.  I would not spend too much time and energy trying to maintain
an employment situation that was not healthy for me or my family.  I
would be more open to and willing to experiment with how Parkinson's had
is changing the direction of my life.

I realize now, that even though difficult, slow can be better.

Charley
50/dx 1993

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