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In a message dated 5/22/02 9:30:00 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: << I know just the feeling that Cathy has about disability. I'm currently teaching in special education, supposedly in a learning handicapped 4th grade class but it's worked out to be a behavior change class. Every night I drag home and just pray I can make it through the next four weeks. I've always worked and my career is a big part of "me," but the last few nights I've been looking at the Cal. teacher retirement system disability packet more and more seriously. I don't want to be a quitter but like Cathy said, I'm not doing much of a job as it is. To top it all off I'm feeling real low, and I just can't seem to get started on the 1001 things I need to get done. I'm feeling guilty about the disability thing because I convinced my boss to create a tech position at another school and to purchase a bunch of equipment with the idea that I'd be there to spearhead the program. That whole process started over a year ago and now I don't know if I can pull it off. Arghhh! Sometimes I think it would be nice to have a "wear indicator" on us like tires have. You know, oh time to work part time, time to apply for disability. >> I'm engaged to a man with PD and I've just begun the credential program to BECOME a special ed teacher in California. One thing we're hoping--and that I haven't been able to figure out--is if he will be covered by my health insurance once I start working in the system. A high school counselor told me that as I will be covered by Kaiser, my spouse will automatically have to be covered by them regardless of any pre-existing condition. Is this true? We are praying for an insurance miracle; long story but right now Michael is on COBRA and we are scared to death. --nancy, CG to Michael 51/46/44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn