Desperate to be a Eunuch

[Uncle Flo (imported)]

Yeats certainly had a way of expressing thoughts. --FLO--

[tugon (imported)]

Yeats certainly had a way of expressing thoughts. --FLO--

Yes and it sounds like a wonderful way to live.

[tugon (imported)]

I received word last night that my client will not be returning home. This was actually my second termination but then the family would dangle the potential of returning. Sometimes the devil you know as the expression goes and she had some devilish potential. I am feeling relieved since I did not want to go back but I also know how tough change was for her. I have never left a client until death did us part or they needed more care than could be given at home. So now I am free to plan my next adventure.

I had someone add some polish to my resume. Or as I call it polishing a turd. I have worked in some form of healthcare since 1989 and at this late stage of life want to change jobs. I want some benefits, some opportunity to learn and grow, and build more retirement. Assuming my health does not kill me first. Now when a patient dies much like Mary Poppins I pack up and float away. Filing for unemployment would be nice or retiring with a little more pension. In-home caregiving is a builder of character but not of bank accounts. Shit am I a priest since my pay is low, people confess and I am not getting laid?

So here I am applying for jobs when I am the world's worst self promoter. I do not know if employers would appreciate my ability to suffer abuse and take crap. My ability to stay in a bad situation instead of risking change. Or should I just say I am a team player? I have noticed I am very attractive to insurance companies. Introverted people make great salespersons. I received an e-mail from a recruiter who thought I qualified for some pretty great jobs. Maybe too much polish on the resume?

Off to the store before the next winter storm. Then to the local job opportunity services for a class for older workers. Older my ass I can work circles around young people.

[daifu-orchid (imported)]

Hang in there! There's better out there than just putting up with it.

Seems you have a wealth of experience, knowledge of the world and need to put it all to good use.

Getting a job at our age is hard, and not easy for anyone. How about starting / running a health care business? There are then opportunities for expansion and you do not have to take shit from anyone but yourself. It's not a way out of hard work, but at least entrepreneurial activity seems the most likely avenue to prosperity for the older unemployed now.

You have all the ingredients except maybe where exactly to start with that business plan? The ACA provides many expanded openings for vendors of many services and items. -And Uncle Sam would be paying for a change!

[OneBallBoi (imported)]

Tugon. You are not a dummy.. You are very smart. There are so many new fields opening up that you can enter. You can easily learn to do medical billings. And do them, in your own home at the hours you want to work on them. I wish you luck and hope you find some very rewarding.

[daifu-orchid (imported)]

Tugon, even my wife does medical coding. (No, that didn't come out right.)

Point is that there are lots of openings in health care now, for an intelligent dog with a distinguished companion.

Hang in there!

[tugon (imported)]

Three years ago on St. Valentine's Day I went to the Humane Society and met Corky my beagle. I filled out the adoption papers and brought him home the next day. Saturday will be our third anniversary. What a great time it has been. Regardless of what is going on in life I knew he was home to greet me.

I do have to admit his popularity has far exceeded mine but I know so many more neighbors than I would have met on my own. He has some special friends that he is excited to see. He is sometimes so anxious to meet someone they are startled at the speed of his approach.

We were walking this morning and passing an apartment where we heard yelling. I could not understand the woman's shouts but we clearly heard the man say I never wanted those kids. Wow flashback to the time my father shouted at my mother "I never wanted those damn kids in the first place". Corky went up on the porch like he wanted to do something to help. We gave each other a hug and went on our way when it did not sound like the problem would escalate.

I know now Corky chose me. The second time I went back all the dogs were barking but Corky was grinning and wagging his tail. He knew how to win me over. Now he has to live as long as I do since I can not imagine life without him.

[tugon (imported)]

A week ago Sunday I was walking my dog around the apartment complex. Fresh snow had fallen and much of the ice melted during the previous day's sunshine. Unlucky for me a sunken bit of sidewalk had filled with water and refroze over night. As I stepped onto the ice my legs flew out from under me and I was on my back before I knew I was falling.

My body slammed hard on the ice and sidewalk. Corky ran over to check me out and gave me kisses. I had to scoot on my back to a snowy area so I could stand up. Once up the property manager happened to stop by and I was trying to tell her what had happened. She was unable to hear me since the wind had been knocked out of me. I was a little foggy from my head hitting concrete and a sore neck from it being jerked during my less than stellar landing. I started to walk towards home when she suggested she take me to the hospital and I declined. She then insisted that she at least give Corky and I a ride home. I managed to get in her car. I thought Corky would jump on my lap but she put him in the backseat.

Today I am still sore. I thought I would feel better by now. I also have some strange swelling in my penis and scrotum. There is no discoloration and the swelling comes and goes. As a matter of fact I had no bruising from the fall. I did have a little blood in my urine judging by the pinkish tint. I really have to stop falling. My poor brain has had enough. Time for a soak in a hot tub. Looking forward to feeling better.

[Uncle Flo (imported)]

With the swelling and blood you should be watching for internal bleeding. --FLO--

[JesusA (imported)]

With the length of time that you've been in pain; with the evidence of blood in the urine; GET THEE TO A DOCTOR! What would you do if you were one of the clients whom you have cared for over the years?