Big changes

orthodoc · 10-14-2013, 05:09 PM

are happening in smalltown. My husband has had more cardiac problems - we had a very medically-oriented long weekend. He appears to be working on his third MI. His doc put him on medical leave from his ER job today and doesn't want him to go back, ever. Time to apply for benefits from the disability policy he's carried for years.

His policy is 'own-occupation', so it kicks in if he can't do his particular specialty, i.e. ER. The shift work and stressful environment (they're seriously understaffed) make ER untenable in future. He could still do other things, but it's too soon to say if he'll be able to.

This means a major financial adjustment, which is fine. And it looks as if, assuming the current situation settles down, he'll be at home for the foreseeable future.

10-14-2013, 05:09 PM	#1
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Big changes are happening in smalltown. My husband has had more cardiac problems - we had a very medically-oriented long weekend. He appears to be working on his third MI. His doc put him on medical leave from his ER job today and doesn't want him to go back, ever. Time to apply for benefits from the disability policy he's carried for years. His policy is 'own-occupation', so it kicks in if he can't do his particular specialty, i.e. ER. The shift work and stressful environment (they're seriously understaffed) make ER untenable in future. He could still do other things, but it's too soon to say if he'll be able to. This means a major financial adjustment, which is fine. And it looks as if, assuming the current situation settles down, he'll be at home for the foreseeable future. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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