So dad works at one of the best places I have ever heard of: Salt River Project in Arizona. They have amazing pay, benefits, perks, ect. ect. ect. They have been so understanding and willing to work with dad during his cancer. But things have been in flux since his stomach has been starting to get crowded with tumor and other things relating to the cancer. It may be soon that he can't work.
He has a choice: either go on short term disability and continue working after a few months and kinda go on and off, go on LONG term disability if he gets a feeding tube again in his nose, or just retire.
The first two, to my limited knowledge, offer some financial compensation. I think it's like a certain percent of his normal paycheck. But that only goes I think as long as he is alive. If God decided to take him home, then that would be the end also of the financial part. If he retires, then he gets a substantial cut take out of his usual paycheck, but it's long term pension. I don't know how long but it's a while.
To daddy, retiring is a more terrifying option because it really undercuts what financial security he wanted for me and mom. Also, on my end, I think that he needs goals and things to take his mind off of what is going on. He needs activity. And sadly I'm not the best person when it comes to thinking of activity if he did decide to retire.
We're probably gonna be selling the house, so that's gonna be one part of financial help but it's just a lot of pieces.... it always is isn't it?
He has a choice: either go on short term disability and continue working after a few months and kinda go on and off, go on LONG term disability if he gets a feeding tube again in his nose, or just retire.
The first two, to my limited knowledge, offer some financial compensation. I think it's like a certain percent of his normal paycheck. But that only goes I think as long as he is alive. If God decided to take him home, then that would be the end also of the financial part. If he retires, then he gets a substantial cut take out of his usual paycheck, but it's long term pension. I don't know how long but it's a while.
To daddy, retiring is a more terrifying option because it really undercuts what financial security he wanted for me and mom. Also, on my end, I think that he needs goals and things to take his mind off of what is going on. He needs activity. And sadly I'm not the best person when it comes to thinking of activity if he did decide to retire.
We're probably gonna be selling the house, so that's gonna be one part of financial help but it's just a lot of pieces.... it always is isn't it?