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Believe it or not, in today's mail I got a letter informing me that my application for Disability Retirement through the State Teachers Retirement System has been approved! I started the process at the beginning of May and they finished today, June 14th.... I can't believe it! The representatives were super helpful, and kept looking up my file to keep me posted on which pieces of the application had been received and which were missing. So even though they told me that the process was taking from 2 to 6 months, they got it done in a month and a half. Amazing! Now I need to come to grips with the idea of being an at home dad (my youngest son is ecstatic, my teenager is still in denial,) helping with the house chores and all that, and finding some outside activities to become involved with. I guess the other thing that is an area of concern is the economic situation. STRS disability is 50% of the average of your 3 highest salaries. I also receive 10% per kid extra until they reach 22 years of age (as long as they're in school.) My wife and I are finding however, that our expenses are dropping in some ways. I'll write later about the changes we're seeing in our life post-disability. Scott Relieved in California ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn