About a year ago, I was injured in the line of duty while chasing a violent felon. It was a significant injury. I have had reconstructive surgery, and I'm midway through the process of about six months of physical therapy. There's a lot of stuff that I can do, but there is also a lot of stuff that I cannot do. For example, I would not be able to adequately defend myself in a physical altercation at this point.
My wife was recently diagnosed with cancer, and she's now asking me about retiring to be able to spend more time with her. She's already had two surgeries, and we're looking at three more (that we know of).
I don't know whether to expect a fight or not from the retirement system. I don't know if I need to hire an attorney or not. I really don't know how to proceed from here. I'm not comfortable with the superficial description of this type of retirement on our retirement system's web site, and I don't want to make major life decisions based upon some random telephone answer to my questions.
My wife was recently diagnosed with cancer, and she's now asking me about retiring to be able to spend more time with her. She's already had two surgeries, and we're looking at three more (that we know of).
I don't know whether to expect a fight or not from the retirement system. I don't know if I need to hire an attorney or not. I really don't know how to proceed from here. I'm not comfortable with the superficial description of this type of retirement on our retirement system's web site, and I don't want to make major life decisions based upon some random telephone answer to my questions.
Has anyone here pursued a retirement due to a significant injury in the line of duty? I'd be very interested to hear about it.
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