Cautiously optimistic - I may not be losing the homeless clinic after all!
The manager of the facility that operates the homeless clinic (for which I provide medical care under contract) got sacked! He was the only person standing in the way of a contract renewal with our health organization. Now that he's gone, the contract will probably be re-signed and I can stay here with my patients.
This is great news!
Thank you to all of the Loungers who stepped in with comfort and encouragement when all seemed lost.
I love you all...
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I know you've been happy and fulfilled there, taking care of your homeless clientele!
We love you too!
All I can say is that you are blessed for taking on the work and the associated challenges. It's great news for everyone involved and thanks for looking after all of those that are in that dire situation. 
It's very rewarding.
I'm guessing you're back on your feet again?
I spent the weekend in a crisis shelter. I wasn't feeling bad, but I had an initial psych evaluation and the doctor put me on a 48 hour hold that turned into 80 hours because I was truthful about some thoughts that occurred within the past month. The doctors changed my medication regimen so I haven't slept but for a couple of hours within the past two days and I've been everywhere from woozy to euphoric to crying. Last night was really tough and I was having audio hallucinations hearing a radio in the background and realizing that I may become schizophrenic.
There is some frustration dealing with social services, but the fact that I was hospitalized again may work in my favor towards getting disability. The therapists were using words like "unemployable" and "major depression with psychosis". I can hold it together for awhile, but when an unexpected event occurs it has the potential of sending me into a despondent state. I don't see how I could hold it together both physically and emotionally if I returned to the working world.
The best thing I can say is that I'm rolling with the punches so thanks for asking. I doubt that I'll return to my career as a stat analyst, but I still believe that I can make other contributions in maybe volunteer work, tutoring or as a consultant. I was burnt out working about 50 hours a week for nearly a decade and had a few stretches where I was over 70-80 hours for three months at a time. There is no way that I could handle that anymore.
Vibes coming your way Aristus!
Thank you for all that you do. You are making a difference.
and the help you provide.
:crossingmyfingerssmilie: 
Sadly, I don't come here often these days...
Major changes in life .... 
I had no idea that you were dealing with this ...
And I guess I never really got it that you were working at a homeless clinic...
You, my dear, are an angel...
Love and best wishes
peace~
It's good to see you again. I'm sorry to hear about the major life changes. I hope you'll tell me about them if you feel comfortable doing so.
Don't worry about not knowing. It's pretty much happened since last I saw you. The clinic where I work is just one part of a larger facility operated by a local municipal organization. They have a hygiene facility for their homeless clients, a place to register for social services, and I provide medical care there under contract from the community health company I work for.
Toward the end of every fiscal year, the municipal organization starts to make noises that they're not going to renew the medical contract. It's a negotiating ploy; every year, they negotiate the terms, and every year, they re-sign with us.
Well, late last year, the new manager of the facility announced to me that he was going to forego contract renewal, and simply hire his own medical provider instead. That upset a lot of people, especially me, since he would essentially be robbing me of 4/5th of my patient population. (I could go somewhere else to work Monday through Thursday; that's not the point; the point is, I would lose my homeless patients to a provider who may not care about them they way I do.) He smugly assured me that I could come work for him, with nothing lost. But that was low, testing my loyalty to my employers like that.
Well, I guess I wasn't the only one he upset, because the clinic's assistant manager announced this afternoon that the honcho had been fired.
Anyway, the homeless clinic is safe, for now...
specially for your patients to have YOU. Love you back and very proud of YOU!
There are far too few people fighting the good fight on the front lines, like you do.
The first happy news I have heard in days!
Sorry, I must have missed the posts about it.
Happy you can continue doing what you love.