Fw: Horrors of becoming Disabled

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Help????????

I'm courious,

I have been diagnost with a rare neurological disease known as PLS or

Primary Lateral Sclerosis. A variation of Lou Gherigs disease or ALS. I'm 46yrs.

of age, worked most of my life and served my country for 10yrs. in the US Navy.

I have had to apply for Social Security disability and SSI. They turned me down

for the SSI because they said my wife makes to much money; 1400.00 month. She

makes so much money that we had to file bankruptcy which is taking 350.00 amonth

out of her check, to have me on her medical insurance because she makes to much,

cost her another 300.00 a month. My prescriptions copays, because she makes to

much and I can't get on Tenn Care, runs 270.00 or more for now but will go up as

disease progresses. That's not including house note to keep a roof over our

heads, groceries, utilities, insurance on house and vehicles, clothing, doctor

copays and ect......

As for Social Security disability, I get turned down and recommended

to go to the Tenn. Rehabilitation Center. Their physical therapist classifies me

a catergory 2 out of 4 because I'm not wheel chair bound YET, but is coming.

Their therapist even told them I will only get worse with time. Any way, the

Tenn. Rehab. Center sent me a letter saying they were broke and didn't have the

funds to retrain me.

Ok, I was a plumber for twenty yrs. That job requires alot of physical

strength and 2 hands to perform. My left side is about useless; which is my

dominate side. I can barely write and I require a brace and cane to walk. Who in

the Hell is going to hire me? So now I sit here and wait and wait on SSC. I have

been unemployed for a year now. My wife and I are having to depend solely on God

to meet our needs and let me tell ya, our God is a awsome God because he has

been meeting them.

So now, do ya'll help folks like me? I'm not asking for a hand out

but a advocate against the SS office or maybe a lobbist in congress or state

senate who can tell these guys the horror stories that people like me have to go

through. I didn't ask for this disease, but it's my cross and I have to bear it.

Well, I didn't mean to take so much of your time, but, if you can help, it

would be gladly appreciated. If not, I understand. But it might be something you

could think about starting. Anyway, my name is Bart , I live at 284

Harmony Dr. W., Mason, Tn. 38049. Phone Numbers are, or

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Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Editor,

I have written and e-mailed letters to Sen. Lamar , Sen. Bill Frist

and Sen. Tanner. Mr. Tanner is the only one that continues to keep up with

the progress of my appeal with the Social Security Admin. I have also written

and e-mailed the President of the US. This is just the beginning of the horrors

people like myself must go through when they become disabled. What is so bad,

there is NO ONE to turn to for help and the present form of government could

care less about the little class. Also they don't show the families like mine on

the MDA telethons of someone in the working class when they are struck in the

prime of their lives to see all the turmoil they have to go through and the

hardships. I feel that our present form of gov. is unconstitutional because it

is not ran by the people or for the people.