Re:Disability and fibro

[Guest guest]

Hi Gail-

As this is a support group, I found your statement about fibro and disability to be less than supportive. I am glad that your illness is not so severe as to disable you. There is nothing in my life that hasn't been changed by fibro. Nothing. I can not work. I had reached the point in education and experience that I could have had my own practice and be charging $80 an hour for my services. Now, I am looking forward to spending the rest of my life in poverty. I am to fatigued to go out for most activites. I can hardly make it trough the grocery store. I know that I must look angry pushing my cart through the store. People look at me and get out of the way. In truth, I am just in pain. I would have not chosen. the life I have now. I am just trying to find the purpose in it. I can no longer read because I can not concentrate. I embarrass myself because I can not find the right words when I try to speak. I can't spell correctly consistantly. I am disabled. I can not work. If social security does not give me disability. I will have to move in with my daughter and have her support me. God knows what I would do about all of my medical expenses. Doctors can't agree that everyone with fibro is disabled. But you can be sure that there are many of us who are. I had always prided myself on my intellegence. It is gone along with most of what used to be my life.

Margaret

Message: 18 Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:51:47 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Subject: Re: its news to meI think we have all been on a collision course with this disease. I think a lot of the reason Doctors are not giving disability for this is.So many people are collecting disability, I'm sorry a lot shouldn't becollecting, if Doctors gave it to people with FM half the country would beon it. God Bless you and yoursGod Bless AmericaLove ya,Gail