Immediately after Jai's death, Young said, he was told to take the year off with pay. He spent more than 100 days out of work. But something was miscommunicated, and Young said he's been docked for all his vacation time and nearly all his sick time. That was money he lost for his eventual retirement. He looked into getting a disability pension because he was unable to work, but his blood pressure didn't fit the required stress levels.
Every day is a challenge.
I'm ashamed to say that I haven't done my job. I try to get into it, but it's tough for me. Every time I think I'm getting on track, something comes up. He's talked to his family about just packing up and getting out of Providence, even out of Rhode Island. But no one else in his family wants to leave, except him, and even he's not sure that he could leave.