Re: Re: Some people have no sense

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Wow what a bonehead...some people just dont think i guess....no offense if she

is your friend but thats just assinying...all her response should have been when

you said you were taking your pain pill was possibly this..lol...well im sorry

too hear about your RA hopefully the rheumatologist will be able too give you

some insight on the 5th. " and just gone about her buisness. Im being tested for

RA tommorrow and having xrays on my hips. Hope your pain was not too bad today.

Chin up!

Chrissie

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Cassy, of course we're covered by the ADA, not that it does very much good. When

it was first signed into law, it had some real promising teeth. If an employer

had more than 25 employees, if it had contracts with the federal government, or

a few other stipulations, they absolutely HAD to accommodate a disabled

employee, spending up to $25,000 each person, " if they wanted to " ! When my

doctor decided that I was not to travel, I was demoted and later laid off

because " everybody has arthritis " . Also, the legal system and feds didn't accept

RA as a disability or discriminatory disease. If the government had done their

job properly, I would still be working or retired with a disability rather than

existing on SSD only. I wouldn't have had to spend all our life savings, sold

lots of things that were heirlooms, etc, just to afford meds and doctors and

food while waiting more than 2 years to get a SSD ruling. One time we got food

stamps for 3 months, and suddenly weren't qualified for them because of rule

changes by the government. I was finally ruled 'unemployable' because I couldn't

depend on being at work every day. The ADA has improved since then, so now you

have a chance of defending yourself from discrimination by an employer, and

there's finally a track record of lawyers ability to win discrimination cases

stemming from RA sufferers. I sure wish I had those opportunities back then.

Thank goodness our home was paid for also, that took lots of pressure off of us.

Dennis

[ ] Re: Some people have no sense

Cami,

Are we covered by the americans with disabilities act? just

curious. Cassy

>

> Lynn,

>

> I have worked full-time up until a few months ago...it was a major

> struggle! I have lost 2 jobs in the past 3 months because of the

> RA...I just can't go. People are so insensitive!!

>

> Obviously those people don't have a clue & must think you're

talking

> about 'arthritis' not RA.

>

> I have an interview this morning for a job...I'm scared to death!

> Not because I can't normally do the job, but because I have no idea

> how I'm going to go to work every day, etc. And how do you tell a

> prospective employer, " Hey...I have RA & might miss a lot of work

> now & then. " ??? LOL!

>

> Cami

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Dear Judi,

Maybe we could sell this book of insensitive comments and make some money and

educate people at the same time. I am fantasizing about toilet papering the

guy's house who made that unbelievably ignorant comment about your pain meds.

Then I will move on to the guy from church and the person who doesn't know the

difference between sustaining a gait and throwing a bowling ball. We all need

to practice saying, " No offense, but that was an unbelievably ignorant

comment. " I guess that's not really true. We get along better in society when

we just cut these dudes some slack. I'd be completely alone if I said

everything I thought.

laura

nonny46 <nonny46@...> wrote: Dear Bobbi,

That really was an insensitive statement that woman made!! I think

between us all we could compile a book of insensitive comments and

people! There is a woman I know who told me several months ago she

didn't understand why I was using a cane since I bowl. I may not bowl

well, but it IS a night out, and it is only 5 steps to throw the ball!

Then a couple of weeks ago she saw me taking my pain pills (we go out

for snacks after bowling) and she said " If you didn't take so many

pills maybe you wouldn't be sick!! " Several weeks ago a man at church,

when they announced I was going to have surgery, said " Oh, there you go

again, trying to get more attention! "

Good luck with your rheumy appointment, and don't worry, things will

NOT be as bad as the jerk said!

Peace,

Judi