Health Concerns Behind Need to Earn Income Online

Ten years ago my husband was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. He underwent three different Chemo sessions and was finally determined to be a non-responder to treatment. His Doctor at that time told him his health would continue to deteriorate and become serious in about ten years. Since that time we have dealt with all the emotional ups and downs and fears associated with such a diagnosis. We both continued to work our jobs and for awhile could not even discuss what we should do.
Nearly two years ago he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. This opened the need to discuss who would get what and how he would leave this life if it came to that. This is not an easy thing for any family to face. On October 31, 2007 he went in for the surgery to remove his esophagus and pull the stomach up. He was in the hospital for over one month. Being the fighter that he is, he has recovered and returned to work.
One day after he was home from the hospital to recover, I was laid off from the construction industry; this was two weeks before the Christmas season. I went into a tailspin for several days. I was a few months away from my sixtieth birthday, the construction industry was failing hard in our area and jobs in my field of expertise were few and far between. I had never been unemployed, my emotions were raw and I did not know what to do.
I went to a seminar for Stores Online and invested my first $50 in a license for a website and started to learn about e-commerce and selling on the internet. The next seminar about two weeks later I invested nearly $6000 dollars with Stores Online for an unlimited number of websites and thought my problems with an income were finally behind me. I could not have been more wrong! I have spent the last year and one-half learning all I can about the internet and websites, media marketing, online sales and everything else that came along. At times I felt like a kindergartner in a college class. I started a corporation, signed on with The Tax Club, registered agent people, bookkeeping people all at quite an expense. During this time the economy was failing and my 401K was dropping rapidly, I made the decision to pull my money from the 401K and used it for these expenses. I fully believed that I would be making my money back within a few months. The hype tells you this is possible and I truly believed it. It does not happen that quickly however. I also invested in two different companies that claim they will get you successful with their coaching, it still does not happen that quickly. It takes time to build an internet presence. Of course at this time the economy was continuing to spiral downward, and no one was spending any money. Talk about poor timing.
Being the optimist that I am, I am still not totally dismayed or in the frame of mind to give up. I did however invest in things I did not need to, and spent money trying to do everything and anything the right way. Well my 401K is gone, money is not pouring in, it is still just trickling in. I am not one to give up and am still plugging along tweaking here and there as I learn new things.
Then three weeks ago my husband was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. Although this is not life threatening it opened our eyes to the fact that his health is really starting to go downhill. We do not know how much longer he will be able to work, and I know that nothing is certain in this life. I am still trying to earn a living at home as I want to be here when he needs fulltime care. I am thankful that I started an online presence when I did, because things are starting to take off. I am still hopeful that we will be okay. We are lucky in the fact that we both have family that have and will help when things get too tough.
I am hoping that others out there in similar situations will follow my blog and glean some insights and give advice and just share in these really tough times economically and spiritually. Maybe we can help each other get through knowing that none of us are alone in our trip through this life. I still am a positive and optimistic person, I am thankful and grateful for all that I have and all that I know I am capable of. No matter what life throws at you, you can overcome if you stay positive and hopeful.