I Hate to Power Down But Sadly I Must

in #life7 years ago

I have started to power down for only a few weeks. I am suffering from back pains (softened by painkillers) since December that have started to numb the lower areas of my spine to my legs starting last month. I cannot even move my legs a little to perform simple tasks like crawling to the bathroom when needed. My former classmate, now a doctor, advised me to get an MRI scan.

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scans as part of medical check-up tests cost nearly $200 in my country. I hate to power down but my savings aren't enough to cover the cost so I have to scrape some from my Steem Power. My online job as SEO specialist pays barely just enough to put food on the table and pay the monthly utility bills.

I have noticed that some fellow Steemers have powered down some in anticipation of an upcoming Steem price spike. Hopefully, they could be right and maybe I could take advantage of it.

I am deeply sorry to bother you guys with my pathetic post.

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I feel so sad about it. I hope you get better soon.

Thanks for your concern.

So sorry to hear about this. I am sure you will find the solution and be back on your feet soon enough. And there is no shame in powering down because you need some money. I have been powering down for weeks for exactly that reason.

Thanks, for the kind words, Sir.

keep the spirit, faced everything with a smiling face =)

Thanks for the moral support, friend.

it's my pleasure =)

Wow you really should get that MRI , health and living life to the fullest as life is short , is number one priority ! I may also start powering down as it takes 3 months and if i hold it in steem like you I guess then I will be more reday then when the time comes to sell for a good price !?👍

Awe thanks ! Im glad you think so , please take care of yourself first , everything else will fall into place after that ! Best of luck to you !👍😉

Sorry to hear that :(
But, you need to fix yourself so do it!

Hope it goes well for you

If I power down , can I stop the power down when I want !? 🤔

Yes, I think so. If not, you can always put back the unneeded liquid Steem as Steem Power.

Lol right ! I didnt think ot that hehhe thanks a bunch , leats just hope the price of steem really goes up in 3 months , then i need to figure out how to open an account and how to convert it into money as ive never done it before up here in Canada ! Scary stuff im such a noob !!! Lol!😂👍😉

Let us hope so! In Steem we trust!

Yes, and always keep steeming on ! 👍😉

Well, it's important to take care of your health... and if you can barely move around it's definitely time for you to see someone about it. You only have one life, so don't choose to suffer... even if it means using your savings!

Yes, truly health is really wealth!

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