Hello All,
Since the beginning of the year, I have been feeling depressed especially after I said bye to my family (we live on oppposite coasts).
Since then, things have gotten worse. In the middle of January, I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and have been going to the hospital on a weekly basis. If it's not an exam, then I am going there because I start feeling anxious. I am getting tired of the constant hospital visits. I finally received medication to control my thyroid, so hopefully it helps...
Well this week was a downer. In addition to hyperthyroidism, I found out I have Graves Disease (and traits of hypothyroid as well). I didn't know I could be both hypo and hyper. Then I found out I will be taking a massive paycut at work. I was trying to figure out how bad the paycut would be, but the payroll rep. did not assist me at all. Today, I saw my pay advice and learned I will receive a 36% paycut for the next couple of weeks (because my husband and I decided to take classes to develop ourselves). We were told the courses would not cost a lot for us to complete, and this was a great benefit to complete our degrees. I already earn very little on my paycheck, so this really hurt. I then asked if the courses could be dropped but we learned if that happened, then we would owe the total cost of the course (approximately $8000).
I am over being angry about this financial dilemma. I just feel down. I feel down for the darn diagnosis. The startling fee when I was under the impression courses were practically free. And I will admit it here. I miss my hometown!
I know the only way I can get through this is hold my head up. Look for ways to move back with my husband to our home (or around home). And just hold tight with finances.
Just needed to vent...