Mental Health Support

As you know I owned and operated my truck(S) for years. Over 20 years. Hauling doubles (containerized freight), flatbeds (farm machinery, HUGE muthas heh) and reefers (refridgerated goods) and, tree fruit such as cherries and apples from the west coast to the east coast(al) areas Ottawa and east.

Anyway .. my eyes. I have NEVER passed a DOT (mot, icc, and whatever other names they've used over the years). So, I would panic ever single time my license came up for renewal.
It was almost crippling. Every year I had to go to an Optometrist for an extensive exam and pray that I'd pass that.
The lighting in the SOS offices and Highway dept. was such that it affected my eyes in such a way that I could not possibly pass their exam.
It got so much worse when I moved to the USA! I was a new bride, new country, new adventures, same old eyes and same old anxiety.
For me, the solution was the fact that I no longer had to drive trucks to make a living. BUT, I did have to maintain my license to get a job I really wanted. I'd trained in truck safety, log book compliance and company compliance as things got tighter for companies.

I renewed ONCE in the USA and called it quits. My credentials weren't good enough to land the jobs I wanted so I used my other skills to my advantage and got a job driving a desk I loved it. Until I had a medical disablity that took me out of work.

I guess for me the situation was so much different. All this to just say Tobin, that I understand exactly where you're coming from.


Merry Christmas to you and J. May your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmasses be white.
Happy New Year to you both.

warm regards.
kesha and theMan. xoxo