^^ I work at an insurance agency and see WC claims come through all the time. Some fly by like the wind and others can drag on for years. I really depends on how liable the workplace is for the injuries and if one insurance company wants to sue another, back and forth
I went through the work comp claim process when I was a snowboard instructor at copper mountain in colorado. I tore my ACL & meniscus and had to have surgery to repair. The claims person at coper’s insurance company was horrible, and I had to fight with her for everything that I deserved. I bet these people are instructed to try and save the company money, and if you are not well-educated on the system, you might not get what you deserve. I was able to finally get compensated for lost wages at the 2 jobs I had at the time, but man what a pain in the ass.
No workman’s comp for me. The guy I was working for had just split off from a larger company about a week before I got hurt. He was in the process of registering his business for tax purposes and stuff. It was just me and one other guy working for him. The whole thing was truly just an accident. No one was at fault. I see no need to sue someone or pursue money for no reason. I did apply for Social Security disability benefits, but I was denied. Now I have some law firm in Chicago handling the appeal process. That’s all still in the works. It’s good that my parents are able to house and feed me. It would suck to be recovering in a box in an alley and digging food out of a dumpster.
One year yesterday. Woo-Hoo! I’m still improving everyday. It’s only a matter of time before I’m climbing trees and playing hockey and doing hundreds of other things that I love to do. This place or planet or universe or dimension or whatever is magical. Appreciate every moment. Let every breath completely fill your lungs. Be in touch with yourself and know that you and everything else are all made up of the same stardust here in this physical place. Oh yeah…and listen to Phish. Lots of Phish. Surrender to the flow.
^Amen Brah!I just read this post this afternoon. I started reading it thinking this happened just recently,but realized quickly it happened a year ago.
Anyway glad to hear you’re doing better and have positive vibrations.
Keep em coming
good luck with all of this Ghost! I hope you get a full recovery ASAP…
stay strong bro
Four years. The double vision and the dizziness are still constant. I get social security benefits and Medicare. (I’m certainly not helping this whole health care issue.) It’s not enough money for anyone. Jamie is carrying the load while I figure my shit out. (She has been incredible.) I’ve been taking some college classes to help me decide what the hell I’m going to do. I’m still not sure. I’m applying for some graduate programs.
Ah, rats.
But I am alive. And it all could be much, much worse.
And Phish is back. Did you hear?
wow, i just read this whole thread. it actually scared me a little. i’m an electrician and climb ladders everyday to hang light fixtures and stuff. mostly just four and six foot ladders but sometimes we have to use 10,12, and 16 footers for higher ceilings. and for the flood lights outside we have to use a 40 ft extention ladder on the three story houses. i’ll definitely be more aware of what i’m doing next time i think about standing too high up on one.
hope you continue to get better.
Be careful out there you crazy bastards.
All the best, Eli!
Here’s to hoping there are no more ladder related injuries on the pa.
I have an old ladder at home. My electrician called it “The Widowmaker” when he first laid eyes on it.
Thanks for relating your experiences, Ghost. Even for those of us who don’t habitually stand on ladders, it’s a pretty eye-opening account. I really hope you continue to get better. Don’t worry too much about finding your “direction” in life… most of us are just making it up as we go along anyway. Some call it slackingl; Phish does the same thing and they call it improvisation. I like their word better. 
Five years.
Still no new job/career.
No school for now. Just a stay-at-home-dad.
Same double vision and dizziness. Woefully out of shape and a little too doughy.
Don’t know what to think about being back in Texas.
But Phish in Austin next month. Score.
The OKP still kicks ass.
I can’t believe you still experience symptoms from that fall. Nothing can be done about that?
I have another Phish friend who is a stay-at-home dad, and he has a license to practise law, taboot. But his wife, who is an international tax attorney making close to a half mil a year, and he agreed that he should raise the kids.
Nine years
Keeps getting further in the past, but always right there on my mind. I see the giant scar across my head everytime I look in the mirror. I feel the dents in my skull when I touch my head. Constant double vision is something that I don’t think will ever become the accepted norm. It will always bother me. Same with the dizziness. And, Fone, nothing can be done about it.
But to still be breathing the air is a wonderful thing. To be capable of caring for myself, and others, it a very appreciated thing. My personal reference for what is shitty was definitely reset far into the realm of shittiness. Life is good. Stuff isn’t really that bad.
And the OKP is the best. I don’t have a lot of time these days for coming around here, but, when I do, it’s awesome just like it always was.
Full moon today too. It’s been a good day.
Holy moley, nine years!
Glad you is still around, good sir.
and more, and more, and more 6 months!
Wow, I had forgotten about this whole story. Glad to see Ghost is still positive, but then again, you kinda have to be. Hope to see you around more, buddy.
Medical Marijuana?