Dealing With a Disability/Serious Illness

Being proactive

Your To Do List

In this stage we recommend:

• Request an “Eating for Health” information kit
• Consider speaking with a nutritionist
• Consider signing up for Health Coaching
• Calculate your body mass index

Prevention is the best medicine. Read up on how you can stay healthy and manage your health and well-being.

Helpful resources for being proactive

Keeping healthy while helping others

Your To Do List

In this stage we recommend:

• Consider speaking with a personal counsellor
• Consider speaking with a nutritionist
• Consider signing up for Health Coaching

A friend, family member or colleague with a serious illness and disability can cause you to have mixed emotions. These resources will help you learn how you can support them, and successfully cope with your own feelings.

Helpful resources for Keeping Healthy while helping others

Short-term disability

Your To Do List

In this stage we recommend:

• Review the “Helpful Resources” on the Health & Well-Being page for information on diseases and conditions
• Consider speaking with a personal counsellor
• Review your company’s leave policies
• Understand how your leave will affect your employee benefits
• Understand how your leave will affect your retirement and/or savings programs
• Review your retirement and/or savings account balances
• Review your budget and consider consulting with a financial advisor
• Consider signing up for the Online Stress Management Program

If you are on short-term disability leave, there are resources available to help you through this time.

Helpful resources for short-term disability

Long-term disability

Your To Do List

In this stage we recommend:

• Consider speaking with a personal counsellor
• Understand how your leave will affect your employee benefits
• Understand how your leave will affect your retirement and/or savings programs
• Review your retirement and/or savings account balances
• Ensure your beneficiary designations are up-to-date for your employee benefit program
• Ensure your retirement and/or savings program beneficiary designations are up-to-date
• Review your budget and consider consulting with a financial advisor

If you are going to be on long-term disability leave, these resources can help you with your financial, mental and physical health.

Helpful resources for long-term disability

Recovery/return to work

Your To Do List

In this stage we recommend:

• Consider speaking with a personal counsellor if you’re worried about your transition back to work
• Stay in touch with your manager while on leave
• Discuss your return to work with your manager or disability case worker

Recovering from a serious illness or disability has its challenges. Take the stress out of returning to work by exploring these resources to help you prepare.

Helpful resources for recovery/return to work

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