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		<description>Since everything with this started one of my greatest fears has been having to go on disability.  I want to work and have career ambitions b...</description>
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			<title>Comment by CaptainFibro</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sorry, that was much longer than I meant for it to be.  When I start typing my mind drifts and gets away from me and I share much more that I intended to.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:42:13 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by QueenQT</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You can write as much as you want :) I'm recently at home due to not being able to work at my job. I'm almost 50. I worked 60 hours a week at a physically demanding job. I never called in sick. I took a day off here or there. Took my <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Relaxation" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Relaxation')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Vacation">vacation</a>. Ultimately, I just left one day about a month ago and I ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:06:57 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Sprawling</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[So sorry that fibro demons captured your soul. The work thing is hard at any age. My career got wiped away at age 50. I could no longer work. Since I saw that fibro was returning, I put away money with the plan that I'd have money to live with for several years. I understand that's not always an opt...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:59:20 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by MAGICpill</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I know its hard but try to think of positive things, I know at times you want to scream. You are doing good so far and in time things will get better, maybe tomorrow will be a better day. You know how fibro goes pretty good days then bad days.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 19:26:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by CaptainFibro</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the advice, everyone.  It was helpful and I really appreciate it.  I've always tried to stay optimistic but, as you all know, it gets really hard sometimes.   I just finished working my 8 hour shift and it was hard but I just kept pushing through and telling myself that I would not quit o...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:32:51 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by CaptainFibro</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to give an update so here it is.  I did go to the Dr yesterday and he has started me on a new medication for the pain as well as medication for Bipolar so I am hopeful that over the next couple of weeks I might see some improvement.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:11:24 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by kyjedu</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi, I just wanted to say that I am also Bipolar.  It should not affect your job aspirations.  You are not required to tell your employer your medical conditions unless you require some kind of accommodation under the ADA. 
  
 I had to quit working last November.  In January I applied for a VA pension...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:31:20 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by CaptainFibro</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thanks I appreciate you letting me know!!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:03:12 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Maika</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You sound like me, I spent the first 9 years chasing a cure, hoping and beleiving that I could beat this and I would get better.  Then I went for the mind over matter logic...pain is not tangible so messages recieved now ignore it and get on with my day.  Well, my body rejected that and I returned t...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:56:49 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by mideyebrow</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Keep <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Writing" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Writing')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Writing">writing</a>!  
  
 I'm on disability, and, yes, it is hard to get disability without the medical evidence that shows your disability assessment. It can be done. 
  
 The fog is often less overwhelming when I stay hydrated, so I keep water around.  I practice flowing into the movement to help ease the c...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:27:01 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by CaptainFibro</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Maika, 
 You mentioning the mind over matter of just ignoring it and moving on resonates with me a lot.  I tried for so long (years) to use that method and it eventually lead to me being bedridden for a while before I decided that it wasn't <a href="http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Keeping_Busy" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Keeping_Busy')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Going to Work">going to work</a> that way.  I finally went to my dr about it an...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:46:05 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by CaptainFibro</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[To add to all that I said above, I am still going to try whatever I can to keep one step ahead and stay in the workforce and away from disability for as long as I can.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:48:02 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by SusanY</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Fibromyalgia/forum/14228008-afraid-disability/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When my doctor told me it was time to stop working and he would do anything he could to get me on disability. Wisconsin got so far behind in cases for SSDI, we outsourced to other states. It took me awhile, but with the terrific assistance of a company the SS office had on a pamphlet the claim went ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:18:59 +0100</pubDate>
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