I don't know what your beliefs are, but we have come to believe that God has something better in mind for your husband's hands. Trust the Lord and know that everything happens for His reasons and that all will be well.
When my DH lost his job a year and a half ago, it devastated us horribly. A couple of months later, I was in an accident, and we are still paying off the medical bills from that (having health insurance doesn't mean much, even when you do have it--even though my share of cost was only a little over $4,000, my husband had just lost his job and we could not in any shape, way, or form afford it and are still paying it off). That being said, my husband began digging up the back yard, and we started growing our own food as much as possible. When he applied for unemployment (which he was denied), he did find out that he qualified for VA benefits & now he will get a check, albeit small, every month for the rest of his life, and the VA benefits will be extended to help the kids with college tuition. Having no money for over a year, though, helped us learn to appreciate what we have and live a richer life on FAR less money.
Losing his job was the best thing that ever happened to us, even though it didn't feel that way for the LONGEST time. It has taken a year and a half now to come to this place. He has a really nice job now he enjoys, working in a little neighborhood hardware store part-time, just enough hours that it doesn't kill his back (he broke his back when he was in the military). I even took a lesser paying job just to have less stress and be home with the chooks, but we are happier than we have ever been, on far less money.
Blessings come in all kinds of disguises.
