I Just Came Up With A Weird Idea

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Am I crazy or what? 24-25 years ago I developed fibromyalgia. I spent 5 years in litigation with my employer's insurance company trying to get my long-term disability. I had to endure private investigators following me, a staff member saying I got my LTD only to be told by another individual that I did not. I even faced a government panel in an effort to get my disability pension. I was rejected several times. Last year I decided to apply again since a few years ago I managed to get my Disability Tax Credit Certificate. This is the government acknowledging that I am disabled and my husband can claim me as a disabled spouse. But they still won't give me my pension. I was rejected again. They are saying that yes I have fibromyalgia and struggle but I am still able to work... in their eyes (FYI I didn't wake up until 1pm today). In speaking with a representative from my member of parliament's office, I told her I had applied for a job and was called back for a second interview but when I told them I had fibromyalgia I wasn't hired. Whether that was the reason, who knows? As I go through the appeal process again I thought I might do something outrageously different. What if I went around interviewing managers in local businesses, describe my illness and limitations to them and then ask them if they would hire me. If I actually got documentation from employers stating that they would not hire me, would this help my case? I will not have a job interview and not tell someone I have this illness. That's not me. It would be dishonest. I am an unreliable employee. My ideal job would be for a small independent owned business who could handle my sporadic work schedule which relies on how much sleep I got, what time I managed to pull myself out of bed, and how much pain I am in. I am sure I cannot be slugging huge bags of product at the Bulk Barn for example. I would not be asking these people to hire me, I would be asking them if, knowing my condition and limitations, would they be inclined to hire me. I have a call in to talk to the Nurse Practitioner at my doctor's office to hopefully get my right shoulder x-rayed. I know it is arthritis as I have been experiencing pain for a few years and sustained an injury (line-drive soft ball to the shoulder in my twenties) many years ago. But there has been no official diagnosis of arthritis and I am hoping this might help my case. And since the government is implying that I send more documentation, I thought this might be the best move for me. Does interviewing managers, even if on the phone, sound like a crazy idea? I mean, if I got a report of our discussion from them, this would be documentation, would it not? Does anyone think this is a good idea or have I just gotten desperate and basically lost my marbles? P.S. I am in desperate need of an income.