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It's your job. Think about it. And you are working extra shifts, too. Are you crazy? Stop worrying. Forget money for retirement right now. You can take care of that issue later, after you have saved yourself. What good is retirement money when you're dead from stress and exhaustion? What good is money for buying more junk and clutter when you're in the grave. Make a life change. Consider signing up with one or multiple nursing agencies. Choose when and where you work. You can make about $50 per hour working with a nursing agency. No joke. Check it out. If you can't make it there, move to some place where you can. Check out Sarasota, Florida. Beautiful beaches. Plenty of sun and fun. There's a nursing shortage. Hello? The Law of Supply and Demand. You're in demand, so demand they supply you with more money. Work three days, then take four off. Cut back on your expenses. Do things that don't cost any money. Let your son get a student loan. Let him get a job and pay his own way. He'll value his education more if he pays for it himself. Life is too short to spend it suffering. Besides, you've already spent enough time suffering. Take a vacation, and then take some more time off for yourself. Be selfish. Take care of number one. Be in control of your life. It's the only one you have, so enjoy yourself. Enjoy the rest of your life. Have fun.

Realize what your body is telling you. Your body is telling you, "I don't want to do this job anymore." What do you want to do? Do you want to listen to your body or not? How difficult is it going to have to get before you decide to make a change in your life? Ask yourself this question, "How much longer can I go on like this?" If the answer is not long, then consider your options, but before you can consider your options, you have to know what your options are, so do some research, seek and find advice, opinions, instructions and counsel from various wise people, then weigh your options. My advice to you is to quit your job now, at this very instant. You can find an easier, less demanding job. You can quit anytime that you decide. You are in control of your life. Your son will understand. Your life comes first. And stop eating at McDonalds. Fast food has zero nutritional value. Start taking care of yourself. Start taking vitamins, eat organic produce, eat organic eggs (cooked), get enough sleep, drink enough water, take walks in the morning, and reach out to Yeshua HaMashiach.

The best advice I can offer you is to quit now. However, if you want to stay in the profession, quit working as an employee of the facility. The staff is always taken for granted and not appreciated. If you are smart, you will go sign up with multiple nursing agencies. You will have more control and higher pay. You can choose where you work and where you won't work. To those of you who are CNAs, you are most certainly underpaid and underappreciated. Those above you don't care about you and only think of you as low-class and inferior. You're treated as slaves and dogs. Your lot in life will only get worse and never get any better if you remain a CNA. My advice to you is to quit this very moment. Don't wait one moment longer. If you want to become an LPN or an RN, don't work as a CNA because you will be too tired and worn out to study your LPN or RN nursing course materials. If you don't qualify for a student loan, get an office job or work in retail sales while going to school to be an LPN or an RN. Personally, I don't recommend getting a student loan because it is an non-dischargeable debt that you must pay back with interest even if you file bankruptcy.

If you want to survive and prosper, my advice to you is to quit your job. The high levels of insanity that you have to put up with is simply not worth it. Quit. Choose a different profession. Get a normal life. Be re-educated or re-trained. Do something that is fun. Get a normal type of job, or start a business. I did, and I am so much more happier. The only thing I regret is not quitting sooner.