Taking
the Leap….
I
am not a risk taker; I have been cautions all my life. Making the decision to
leave employment is a big decision, a decision I didn't
make quickly. It is
financially risky, a risk that is extremely scary for me. Even though I have
made choices and decisions to make sure I will be fine while in between
insurance companies I am still nervous. I am nervous to leave my job. Not
because I love it but because I get a pay check. Financial responsibility is
very important to me.
I
switched my 2nd MRI scan from December up to October, before I leave
my job, to insure everything is stable. I switched my family doctor to one that
also has a Sliding Fee for that little time I’m without insurance. While making
the switch to a new family doctor I combined my mental health doctor with my
family doctor so all my medication will be more affordable while I’m without
insurance.
I
have studied, worked and reworked our budget a thousand times. We can do this—I
just want to be sure. I am still in the
process of cutting cost where possible to insure we are not living too close to
the edge.
My
sweetie is doing all she can to make more money. She put in for, and received,
a better paying position. She is taking classes and test for raises. She
reassures me this is the right decision. The only decision there is for my health
and the future of our family. We both want me to be a stay at home mom and
having a family needs to happen sooner rather than later at this point.
Like
a dear co-worker pointed out, what is the alternative? I cannot stay at my
current place of employment; my health care provider has even pointed that out.
Change,
even for the better, is scary.
I
am still several months away from the jump but here I stand, close to the edge
wondering if there really is a net.
