Libralabsoldier
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I am still around. Still battling the VA about my disability rating (there should be a decision soon, but
I will probably have to fight it. Went to a doc who was supposed to make an assessment of my
mental health status and claim, and the VA sent him TEN YEARS of my old medical records, not in
chronological order. He looked square at me and said, I am sorry, but I am a Christian Family
Counselor, I have no idea what to do with your claim except fill out this form they sent me and ask
you the questions they have underlined. Needless to say, I filed a complaint almost immediately.)
Anyway...my back problems have not gotten better, they only have me on more drugs. I have been detecting maybe a half a dozen times this year. I did find my first silver ring, however.
I posted an ad on craigslist when money got very tight to sell both my detectors. One guy was very interested, so I agreed to meet with him. He had a disability far more severe than mine, so I just gave him one of my detectors for free. He was really moved by it. I realized that I could be a lot worse off. His wife was skeptical, but hey, who wouldn't be?
I finished my BA in Natural Sciences. I will not have my sheepskin in hand until September, but if the two colleges involved can get me my documents I need in time, I can actually have a job and be teaching this fall. It will be good to be able to go back to work again.
My wife and I decided to give one of the two spare rooms in our house to a young couple I met while at college. Little did I know, this was going to put me at the center of a lot of drama. They are good kids. They are both 19. The deal was that they both help out around the house and with the yard work, and they could live here for free.
The young lady has had a rough life, but is still a sweet, generous, and kind hearted girl. Her grandmother is her guardian, and is a real nut. She accused me and my wife of trying to ensnare the girl into some sort of sex cult, and things even worse. The young man has been raised his whole life by his mother, without any male role model around at all. As a matter of fact, last weekend was the first time in his life he had ever been taken fishing. They are really nice kids, and my wife and I are bent on helping them out, crazy parents or not.
Basically, they need to be given the chance to become adults, and they are not getting that where they live. In some ways, I guess we are meddling in family affairs, but I still think we are doing the right thing. I am trying to get the guy into metal detecting as well. It hurts my heart to see my detector standing in the corner, next to my cane, gathering dust.
My exwife is up to her old tricks, and may or may not exercise her visitation with my daughter this summer. All I can do there is let my kid enjoy her summer as kids should, riding her bike, playing with friends, and the other things that kids can do in a small town when school is out.
Sorry this is so long, but all these drugs they have me on these days, along with everything going on in my life, has started to wear on me. My wife has born enough since I returned from my deployment, she should not have to listen to me vent like this as well.
I welcome any replies. Sometimes it feels like my life has turned into nothing but school, then home, then school, etc. My GI Bill is paying my mortgage right now, and I refuse to get unemployment or food stamps. I know I qualify for both, but my pride will simply not let me go that route. We are paying our bills, and I do not want to be yet another burden on the state. There are people who need it far more than me.
I miss coming to this page, even the arguing politics with some of the guys and such. I hope they get my back problem fixed soon. I want to get out and do some detecting. Heck, I would like to be able to do my own yard work without having to be doped to the gills first.
I just wanted to let you guys know I am still around, even if I am not actively detecting anymore. I am getting other people interested in the hobby, and still supporting the hobby any way I can.
Thanks,
Libralabsoldier.
I will probably have to fight it. Went to a doc who was supposed to make an assessment of my
mental health status and claim, and the VA sent him TEN YEARS of my old medical records, not in
chronological order. He looked square at me and said, I am sorry, but I am a Christian Family
Counselor, I have no idea what to do with your claim except fill out this form they sent me and ask
you the questions they have underlined. Needless to say, I filed a complaint almost immediately.)
Anyway...my back problems have not gotten better, they only have me on more drugs. I have been detecting maybe a half a dozen times this year. I did find my first silver ring, however.
I posted an ad on craigslist when money got very tight to sell both my detectors. One guy was very interested, so I agreed to meet with him. He had a disability far more severe than mine, so I just gave him one of my detectors for free. He was really moved by it. I realized that I could be a lot worse off. His wife was skeptical, but hey, who wouldn't be?
I finished my BA in Natural Sciences. I will not have my sheepskin in hand until September, but if the two colleges involved can get me my documents I need in time, I can actually have a job and be teaching this fall. It will be good to be able to go back to work again.
My wife and I decided to give one of the two spare rooms in our house to a young couple I met while at college. Little did I know, this was going to put me at the center of a lot of drama. They are good kids. They are both 19. The deal was that they both help out around the house and with the yard work, and they could live here for free.
The young lady has had a rough life, but is still a sweet, generous, and kind hearted girl. Her grandmother is her guardian, and is a real nut. She accused me and my wife of trying to ensnare the girl into some sort of sex cult, and things even worse. The young man has been raised his whole life by his mother, without any male role model around at all. As a matter of fact, last weekend was the first time in his life he had ever been taken fishing. They are really nice kids, and my wife and I are bent on helping them out, crazy parents or not.
Basically, they need to be given the chance to become adults, and they are not getting that where they live. In some ways, I guess we are meddling in family affairs, but I still think we are doing the right thing. I am trying to get the guy into metal detecting as well. It hurts my heart to see my detector standing in the corner, next to my cane, gathering dust.
My exwife is up to her old tricks, and may or may not exercise her visitation with my daughter this summer. All I can do there is let my kid enjoy her summer as kids should, riding her bike, playing with friends, and the other things that kids can do in a small town when school is out.
Sorry this is so long, but all these drugs they have me on these days, along with everything going on in my life, has started to wear on me. My wife has born enough since I returned from my deployment, she should not have to listen to me vent like this as well.
I welcome any replies. Sometimes it feels like my life has turned into nothing but school, then home, then school, etc. My GI Bill is paying my mortgage right now, and I refuse to get unemployment or food stamps. I know I qualify for both, but my pride will simply not let me go that route. We are paying our bills, and I do not want to be yet another burden on the state. There are people who need it far more than me.
I miss coming to this page, even the arguing politics with some of the guys and such. I hope they get my back problem fixed soon. I want to get out and do some detecting. Heck, I would like to be able to do my own yard work without having to be doped to the gills first.
I just wanted to let you guys know I am still around, even if I am not actively detecting anymore. I am getting other people interested in the hobby, and still supporting the hobby any way I can.
Thanks,
Libralabsoldier.
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for what you are going thru. I want to thankyou for YOUR service to OUR country.... God bless you and help your struggle...Evan
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