Our Work Permits that were applied for in November have finally arrived. And there is additional good news in that I was not 'Out of Status', which is what a lawyer told me, which changes the picture a little regarding my not receiving unemployment all this time off work. Whether I will now be paid back the unemployment I should have received, has not been answered yet. But Immigration are refunding the 'Restoration Fee' which will see us through the ongoing shortage of money.
Because we had not work permit, our social insurance cards expired, as did our health cards, so things could have got tricky, if I had had any health issues in this interim period. And the timing could not have been more perfect, I received my new Health Card, and the next day received a call for my appointment to go for a CT Scan. The background to all this, is that I was diagnosed with Kidney Cancer in August '08, and my right kidney removed in October '08, and other than follow-ups like this, I have had no other issues on that score. So with the CT Scan due on Thursday, I have in theory no time to build up and worry over this, and hopefully will hear from my family doctor in a few days time on the report. I will be going to see my surgeon in Halifax in early May, where we catch up on how I am doing.
I find that I get on with life in between scans, and really for the most part do not dwell on what could happen, but of course with having been out of work, and not getting unemployment, and really financially we have been and still are in dire straits, I have had far too much stress and worry this winter. It is fine for people to say that there is no point in worrying about something you can't change, but if the phone is ringing off the hook with non-payment issues, what can I do but worry. And the one thing they tell you in regards to any Cancer is that you should avoid stress and worry, so this will be on my mind going for the scan, and hoping this winter has not had far reaching implications on my health.
