Re: SSDI help

[Guest guest]

Hi

No I'm not going to hold my breath. I know that it may take some

time before I'm approved. In the mean time I'm on LTD. It isn't

much. It covers my house payment, utilities, car insurance, phone,

health insurance, meds, gas and co-pays for the Dr's visit.

Anything else goes unpaid. My 2 oldest sons bring me groceries once

a month. Otherwise I've been surviving on mac and cheese and the

gool old pb and j. I don't qualify for any type of assistance

because my LTD is to high, but I can't make ends meet. It's a

vicious circle. Lately, because of all of the pain I've been in, my

depression has taken a good hold of me and there are times that I

just feel like giving up, but so far I haven't. A good friend of

mine keeps telling me that I'm a fighter and a survivor. So I'll

try to keep my spirits up even thou it's not easy at times.

Hugs

Diane - Minnesota

>

> Hi Diane,

>

> My name is and I am new to the group.My husband has post

> laminectomy syndrome which is a mass of scar tissue grown around

his

> lower spine about the size of a grapefruit, and it is in-operable.

> He applied for SSDI in May 2004, was denied twice and we've been

> waiting for a hearing since August 2005. We have an attorney who

> told me that so many bogus claims are clogging up the system.

> Believe it or not, SSDI approves " people " with illnesses such as

> alcoholism, street drug addiction, and those not able to read.

One

> person I know filed for mental illness because she couldn't handle

> working everyday (She's just lazy) and she was approved within 1

> year. I hit the roof!! I've struggled to pay the bills, provide

food

> and shelter for our family on 11 bucks an hour. We lost our

Medicaid

> and Food Stamps when our child turned 18 and now he doesn't have

any

> insurance. That means no medicine and no dr visits. Fortunately,

his

> doctor has agreed to see us anyway because his condition is so

bad.

> He's 44 years old and bedfast for the rest of his life.

>

> Changes need to be made at the highest level. It won't happen

unless

> we all band together. I'm taking steps in Ohio to pressure the

newly

> elected representatives, once they take office, to do more for the

> seriously disabled. In Ohio, there's NO AID available for us while

I

> have a job. If I were an illegal alien, I could get my rent paid,

> all utilities paid, food stamps, medicaid and even alien cash

> assistance. Can you imagine anyone who wouldn't want to sneak into

> the US? Can I go out and sneak back in? My advice to you is " Don't

> hold your breath " . Your struggle is the same as thousands of other

> disabled people. My last resort is to get a divorce from my hubbie

> of 20 years. That way, he'll be eligible for more aid because my

> income is holding us back. Keep your head high and you spirits

> higher! K

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Hi

Has your Dr. filled out a workability report? If not, he might want

to do so. On it he can state just how long you can walk, stand,

sit, etc. and also that you might have to take frequent breaks and

even have to lay down during the day. Just a thought.

Hugs

Diane-Minnesota

> >

> > Yayyyyyyyy for the disability! I remember when I got

> > mine. Had to pinch to see if I was dreaming. I've

> > been using one of those health insurances that use the

> > medicare...can have my own doctor, thank heavens.

> >

> > Those free clinics aren't happy, happy, joy, joy about

> > chronic painers.

> >

> > Took me two years.

> >

> > I'm happy for you.

> > *¬*.¸¸.·´¨`»*«´¨`·.¸¸.*¬*

> > On the internet, no knows you're a cat.

> >

> > ~StrykerMom~

>