Up the Creek without a Paddle

There has been plenty of times over the last 4 years I felt like I could have had one of these....

A berth in the 2010 Soccer Grandfinal

Today my son won his way through to his third soccer Grandfinal in a row. Thats a terrific effort for all the hard work he and the players and coaches of his team put in over the whole year. They are a great bunch of mates, which goes a long way to the rewards they deserve.

Enjoy the next 2 weeks before the MDSFA Grandfinal and the big day, work hard at training - and then hopefully you get to repeat your premiership win from last year! WELL DONE

Maybe things will feel better tomorrow....

Monday afternoon saw us at the lawyers office. Big meeting today with my barrister and solicitor and THEIR barrister. We really had no idea of what was to happen next. Time to go over to the NSW Workers Compensation office.

It really felt like an auction, my legal team running back and forth to tell us what the other side had offered. We really had no idea what to do so was at their mercy. All we knew was we didnt want to deal with the insurer anymore - they hadnt tried to fix me so far so why would they start now - and we did not want to deal with the stress of going to court. We had a very strong case, blah blah blah, but we couldnt put everything we owned at risk against a mob that were never keen in helping us from the start.

At the end of the day, confidentiality agreement signed, the other party did not have to admit negligence (what a cop out), everything ends right there and then, and they have up to 6 weeks to pay.

We should have felt good, like justice had been done, but all I know is we felt like they had ripped us off. Everything seemed stacked in their favour. Oh well, "you will wake up tomorrow feeling like a huge weight has been lifted off your shoulders" my barrister said.

I woke up alright, but didnt feel like that. Still felt hollow and like something was wrong. Too late now. We had to take what we got and make it last our lifetime. What to do now? I dont know. I just know there is no more insurer to worry about with all their stupid antics and games.

To anyone who thinks workers compensation is there to fix you up when things go wrong - well you couldnt be further from the truth. I have been left with an injury, dealt with by surgery that did not go to plan and a "more surgery one day" cloud hanging over me, and still in pain. Maybe things will feel better tomorrow....