How to deal with a Disability of your own

Long Term Care Columnist / Guide · Oct 4, 2014

I'm still working on that one. I too am diagnosed with a long-term disability (bipolar 1 disorder) and have had to leave nursing because I just couldn't handle it anymore. I am 55 so re-inventing myself in the working world isn't easy. However, I'm using this time to develop my writing abilities; I have a blog, and I was recently asked to join the writing staff at a website which will actually pay me something. Who knows, maybe that'll be my stepping-stone to a full-time writing career, which is what I've always wanted.

I think the key is to find your passion (outside the nursing profession) and then follow it. So many people never get the chance to do that; they spend all their lives working for someone else, and when it's time to retire---or they get retired through no fault of their own---they may not have enough energy left for a new venture. You and I are both lucky in a way: we both have the chance to go for what we love, even more than nursing. Good luck in finding your bliss!

gjc5164 · Oct 4, 2014

Thank you so very much for those words of encouragement!! My children said I should take this time to work on my drawing, painting , and wood carving I have so enjoyed doing in my spare time! I may just do what they have suggested! Thanks again!