Hello All!

With the potential option of taking advantage of what the city calls,” ordinary disability”, which would allow me as a vested employee, to basically retire due to non-work related illness, I have reached out to my dermatologist, psychologist and primary care physician in order to obtain from them, in writing, why I should be found eligible for this provision. Today was my appointment with the dermatologist. I was optimistic after speaking to one of her residents, that today’s visit would send me away with what I need to present to HR in order to get set up for an evaluation visit with the city doctor.

Those hopeful expectations were dampened when I was told by the dermatologist that “I haven’t exhausted all approaches to my condition” REALLY?! Do you tell the cancer patient to keep pushing because there are soooooo many possible approaches to treating the disease??!! That in no way validates the decade I’ve spent, primarily, self-managing this thorn in my flesh! I hate when physicians equate their so called expertise, with what you as the patient know as a result of living in YOUR body!

Having shared that, I asked Jehovah before embarking upon this to help me see his direction either way. I’ll continue to hold to my faith that he’ll do so. I do thank you all for indulging my venting session♡