I have made it home!!

[nipper]

Terrific news that you are home and on the mend. The fish will be there next year.

If I recall correctly, you work for the Massachusetts Commonwealth. Check with your HR department to see if there is any short and/or long term disability policy. It sounds like your doctors would clearly say you are disabled. There is also social security disability, of course, should heaven forbid, the problem last longer.

Also, I agree with Destroyer that you should check with the Mass. unemployment folks. Most states only pay unemployment if you are actually let go or laid off from the employer, and there are goofy rules when you work for the state or federal government which reduce or eliminate unemployment benefits. For example, I am aware that federal employees are not entitled to state unemployment benefits in Indiana. I do not think workers compensation is an option unless your illness is tied to an injury or illness caused by your job.

Best wishes and we will all keep thinking about and praying for you.