A Bad Day - Meniere's Disease

My day starts out just like any other. I wake up, grab a Diet Coke and check my email. I don't have to get ready to go to work because I don't have a job. I thank my Meniere's Disease for this. After the emails are read, I scour multiple work at home sites with the hope of finding a new lead. Then I check my bank account, hoping that somehow someone has deposited some money in there. The mortgage is late and the medical bills are piling up. No job = No insurance.

After I realize that I am still broke, I get to work on the few sites I am able to make a little money on. I start with my client that I am writing some articles for and then move on to another writing site and submit a couple of articles. Then I move on to the last job which is nothing but data entry. I have to do this last because after I am done, I know I will be down for the count for the rest of the day. After an hour of typing, I get a throbbing headache and I get so dizzy I often vomit. I try to walk and look like a drunk leaving a bar at 2am. Then I have to take my two "Dizzy" pills to help me feel better. About an hour later, I am passed out on my couch.

After I wake up, I take care of the household chores. Laundry, dishes, vacuuming; all of the fun stuff. As I do this, I must take a break about every 15 minutes or the dizziness comes on and is overbearing. I know my limits and try to uphold them.

When it comes to my online work, I have to do this in order to eat. The little money I make goes towards food, gas or a small bill. I am thankful to be able to do that. However, it is not close to what I used to make.

I am not eligible for unemployment, because I am unable to look for work. I am not eligible for disability benefits because I am not sick enough. I do not qualify for any state benefits because my husband makes too much money ; which is less than half of what I made at my previous job. We are lucky to make a car payment with his paycheck.

The purpose of this hub is not to have a pity party for me, but to educate about Meniere's Disease and how it effects the people who have been diagnosed with it. It is a disease that many have never heard of, but it is out there and is a horrible disease.