After a successful career as a nurse for 15 years I was disabled I am better but I can't get myself back out

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After a severe beating when I was 15 I was beaten and well beibng a female I guess you know what comes next. Kicked in the head 68 times and two disk broken but I made it. and made something of myself. The pain came back and I am better now but after 7 years on disability I feel like a failure and all my my medical awards were destroyed by movers. . Where do I start. I am NOt looking for sympathy. But it also seem like people hate people who are sick and have to take pain medication. Please tell me where to start

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I understand, I became disabled with mixed connective tissue disease. I was an RN in the ER for 22 years. You must find your passion that you can do. Art, writing, music. Anything that you can do. You are not successful because of what you do for a living. That's an American myth. You are successful by your acts and thoughts of compassion, charity, friendship, of being nonjudgmental. Medical awards are pieces of paper. You know your accomplishments. People are ignorant.There are people that don't care about your disability. They do exist. Forgive the stupid. Be grateful for everything. People are afraid of their own morbidity and mortality. Make a plan of the things you are capable of doing.Even if it's answering the phone for an organization, reading books to children, tutoring college students. The answer lies in you. I believe in you. Remember, the sun still shines, and the birds still sing every morning.Forgive yourself for being so hard on yourself.Spread your love to all you encounter. I believe in you. I'm working on this every day. We can do it.

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Please don't feel llike a failure!! You're not. This is a good place to start, you're reaching out. Don't worry, something will be in line for you somewhere, somehow.

Join the club sweetie. Have faith. your not alone. A horse kicked me in the face when I was 15. The doctor's did a great job putting me back together.I've had a good life,up until a few year's ago. Because of the head injury,I grew a large tomuer in my front lobe. They removed the toumer,it was not cancer,thank God! but they had to take part of my right hip to build me a new eye socket. Now I look good,but,my hip left me with a bad,gimpy,awful walk. I can't stand are walk very far,And I spend all day in a lot of pain.I'm on medicine to help the pain.And they put me on disability.It sucks! My life has turned into a day,by day,existence.Everybody Say's"Oh,you look so good".So just keep going.Were not dead yet.Don't give up.God must have a plan for us.Smile and keep going Baby.

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