A teacher can’t collect Social Security. You lose anything you might have contributed before becoming a teacher. Can’t even collect death benefits if your non-teacher spouse dies. I found out the hard way.
In Ohio, in most cities, you rake the leaves to the street and they are scooped up and removed from the neighborhood all at once. Many counties do not allow access to the dump by the populace.
Geez, you sure have been through some tough stuff lately. Hope life gets easier soon!