Teri

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Teri,he didn't get it for hep c, he got his disability for a back injury. But, if he told them he had hep c he probably would have gotten it in six months. He had a lot of medical records, he is 53. He did not have an attorney he is here with me now as I am typing. The woman at the SSDI office told him he didn't need one. I said the same thing to get one but he didn't and it paid off. I will tell you the shelter helped him all the way through it. It was a tone of drs. apts. paper work etc. and he did everything they asked and he got it. he kept call SSI office, going over their, giving paper work it was a pain in the ass.He applied September 19, 2009 and received first payment in April 2010. I got

the check deposited for my kids into my bank account via SSDI because I also get it. I was always nagging him for it. I got mine in 3 months Teri, honest to god. It's a long story about me and it has nothing to do with hep c. And, to boot, I applied via phone for it. Also, I had no lawyer either.thankssharonFrom: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...> Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 1:45:05 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Marie

Sharon,That's pretty quick for Social Security Disability. Most of the time, especially when the diagnosis is Hep C, you have to go thru the appeals process and that can take close to 2 years and you NEED an attorney for that. Your husband is the exception and not the rule. It took me just under 2 years from the time I applied til the time I got my first check. 22 months from application to approval to be exact and 23 months total til I got my first check.

Hugs,TeriOn Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

marie,i just wanted to let you know that my husband went from the shelter to an apartment. he got a voucher that paid almost all of his apartment right when he got his disability. he applied for his disability in September, and got his social security disability in April. He got back payments also and I got a big chunk for my kids. I didn't even know I was getting it. But it helped. You will get it just hang in there I promise you, you will get that disability. He didn't even have a lawyer, they just take a chunk of your money that's owed to YOU. The Shelter cannot let you go into the street so demand that they give you alternatives since you are fighting this

disease. DEMAND it, If you bark really LOUD you get what yo want. Believe me. Don't take no for an answer. If you can do all of this on your own and do treatment you can do wonders, my god I don't know how you are doing this, bless you, you are very strong - you don't have to type back no worries, I just want you to know that I know shelters and my husband can help you along the way with questions if you have any because HE just got out of a SHELTER so he knows and he's OKAY! Find a halfway house if you have too, they make you look for work but as long as you have a roof over your head.

From: Rain Beau <annamariestitt@...>

To:

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 12:37:51 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Best to you marie

Thank you, sharon it has been rough & i am worried as i only have sixty days left here in this shelter & must find someplace else to live hopefully closer to the city since i still have 38 more weeks of treatments & the commute is just taking way too much out of me

Blessed be marie---------

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- Re: [ ] Good news...

Oh, marie, that's fantastic ! I never thought it could come thhru for you

this quickly. Dang, bet that makes shot 10 easier for you.

Luv & hugs. Trudy

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"A well- behaved woman never made history"...Mae West

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On Dec 3, 2010, at 9:05 PM, "Rain Beau" <annamariestitt@...> wrote:

>My social worker called today & said she approved my application for general

>assistance & food stamps i see her on tuesday to fill out paperwork for housing

>yay! there is my silver lining now i am going to bed...goodnight & sleep well my

>friends!

>

>Blessed be marie---------

>Sent from AT & T's Wireless network using Mobile Email

>

[Guest guest]

Here in IL the wait for the hearing takes time...  Like over a year, they are that backlogged.  And a back injury is much easier to get SSDI for as well.  I've gone thru this a few times with my ex husband too.  He was approved way back right away then got released to go to work and wound up having to go back on it and that time it took a few years.  That was in Texas.  marie is in CA where the wait time is a bit longer due to the size of the state and the amount of people applying.  An attorney can get that 3rd appeal court date bumped up by several months.  

On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

 

Teri,he didn't get it for hep c, he got his disability for a back injury.  But, if he told them he had hep c he probably would have gotten it in six months.  He had a lot of medical records, he is 53.  He did not have an attorney he is here with me now as I am typing.  The woman at the SSDI office told him he didn't need one.  I said the same thing to get one but he didn't and it paid off.  I will tell you the shelter helped him all the way through it.  It was a tone of drs. apts. paper work etc.  and he did everything they asked and he got it. he kept call SSI office, going over their, giving paper work it was a pain in the ass.

He applied September 19, 2009 and received first payment in April 2010.  I got

the check deposited for my kids into my bank account via SSDI because I also get it. I was always nagging him for it.  I got mine in 3 months Teri, honest to god.  It's a long story about me and it has nothing to do with hep c.  And, to boot, I applied via phone for it.  Also, I had no lawyer either.

thankssharon

From: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...>

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 1:45:05 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Marie

 

Sharon,That's pretty quick for Social Security Disability.  Most of the time, especially when the diagnosis is Hep C, you have to go thru the appeals process and that can take close to 2 years and you NEED an attorney for that.  Your husband is the exception and not the rule.  It took me just under 2 years from the time I applied til the time I got my first check.  22 months from application to approval to be exact and 23 months total til I got my first check.  

Hugs,TeriOn Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

 

marie,i just wanted to let you know that my husband went from the shelter to an apartment.  he got a voucher that paid almost all of his apartment right when he got his disability.  he applied for his disability in September, and got his social security disability in April. He got back payments also and I got a big chunk for my kids.  I didn't even know I was getting it.  But it helped.  You will get it just hang in there I promise you, you will get that disability.  He didn't even have a lawyer, they just take a chunk of your money that's owed to YOU.  The Shelter cannot let you go into the street so demand that they give you alternatives since you are fighting this

disease.  DEMAND it, If you bark really LOUD you get what yo want.  Believe me.  Don't take no for an answer. If you can do all of this on your own and do treatment you can do wonders, my god I don't know how you are doing this, bless you, you are very strong - you don't have to type back no worries, I just want you to know that I know shelters and my husband can help you along the way with questions if you have any because HE just got out of a SHELTER so he knows and he's OKAY!  Find a halfway house if you have too, they make you look for work but as long as you have a roof over your head.

From: Rain Beau <annamariestitt@...>

To:

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 12:37:51 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Best to you marie

 

Thank you, sharon it has been rough & i am worried as i only have sixty days left here in this shelter & must find someplace else to live hopefully closer to the city since i still have 38 more weeks of treatments & the commute is just taking way too much out of me

Blessed be marie---------

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- Re: [ ] Good news...

Oh, marie, that's fantastic ! I never thought it could come thhru for you

this quickly. Dang, bet that makes shot 10 easier for you.

Luv & hugs. Trudy

http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 "

" A well- behaved woman never made history " ...Mae West

http://oktravels.wordpress.com

http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

On Dec 3, 2010, at 9:05 PM, " Rain Beau " <annamariestitt@...> wrote:

>My social worker called today & said she approved my application for general

>assistance & food stamps i see her on tuesday to fill out paperwork for housing

>yay! there is my silver lining now i am going to bed...goodnight & sleep well my

>friends!

>

>Blessed be marie---------

>Sent from AT & T's Wireless network using Mobile Email

>

[Guest guest]

teri,Ya, your probably right. Maybe it depends on the circustances, not sure, but there are a lot of homeless people and they are back logged, but I know nothing about CA. She should be able to get into a halfway house. I hope so. It's not a good feeling thinking about where to live, feel bad.txsharonFrom: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...> Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 2:07:53 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Teri

Here in IL the wait for the hearing takes time... Like over a year, they are that backlogged. And a back injury is much easier to get SSDI for as well. I've gone thru this a few times with my ex husband too. He was approved way back right away then got released to go to work and wound up having to go back on it and that time it took a few years. That was in Texas. marie is in CA where the wait time is a bit longer due to the size of the state and the amount of people applying. An attorney can get that 3rd appeal court date bumped up by several months.

On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

Teri,he didn't get it for hep c, he got his disability for a back injury. But, if he told them he had hep c he probably would have gotten it in six months. He had a lot of medical records, he is 53. He did not have an attorney he is here with me now as I am typing. The woman at the SSDI office told him he didn't need one. I said the same thing to get one but he didn't and it paid off. I will tell you the shelter helped him all the way through it. It was a tone of drs. apts. paper work etc. and he did everything they asked and he got it. he kept call SSI office, going over their, giving paper work it was a pain in the ass.

He applied September 19, 2009 and received first payment in April 2010. I got

the check deposited for my kids into my bank account via SSDI because I also get it. I was always nagging him for it. I got mine in 3 months Teri, honest to god. It's a long story about me and it has nothing to do with hep c. And, to boot, I applied via phone for it. Also, I had no lawyer either.

thankssharon

From: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...>

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 1:45:05 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Marie

Sharon,That's pretty quick for Social Security Disability. Most of the time, especially when the diagnosis is Hep C, you have to go thru the appeals process and that can take close to 2 years and you NEED an attorney for that. Your husband is the exception and not the rule. It took me just under 2 years from the time I applied til the time I got my first check. 22 months from application to approval to be exact and 23 months total til I got my first check.

Hugs,TeriOn Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

marie,i just wanted to let you know that my husband went from the shelter to an apartment. he got a voucher that paid almost all of his apartment right when he got his disability. he applied for his disability in September, and got his social security disability in April. He got back payments also and I got a big chunk for my kids. I didn't even know I was getting it. But it helped. You will get it just hang in there I promise you, you will get that disability. He didn't even have a lawyer, they just take a chunk of your money that's owed to YOU. The Shelter cannot let you go into the street so demand that they give you alternatives since you are fighting this

disease. DEMAND it, If you bark really LOUD you get what yo want. Believe me. Don't take no for an answer. If you can do all of this on your own and do treatment you can do wonders, my god I don't know how you are doing this, bless you, you are very strong - you don't have to type back no worries, I just want you to know that I know shelters and my husband can help you along the way with questions if you have any because HE just got out of a SHELTER so he knows and he's OKAY! Find a halfway house if you have too, they make you look for work but as long as you have a roof over your head.

From: Rain Beau <annamariestitt@...>

To:

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 12:37:51 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Best to you marie

Thank you, sharon it has been rough & i am worried as i only have sixty days left here in this shelter & must find someplace else to live hopefully closer to the city since i still have 38 more weeks of treatments & the commute is just taking way too much out of me

Blessed be marie---------

Sent from AT & T's Wireless network using Mobile Email

- Re: [ ] Good news...

Oh, marie, that's fantastic ! I never thought it could come thhru for you

this quickly. Dang, bet that makes shot 10 easier for you.

Luv & hugs. Trudy

http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 "

"A well- behaved woman never made history"...Mae West

http://oktravels.wordpress.com

http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

On Dec 3, 2010, at 9:05 PM, "Rain Beau" <annamariestitt@...> wrote:

>My social worker called today & said she approved my application for general

>assistance & food stamps i see her on tuesday to fill out paperwork for housing

>yay! there is my silver lining now i am going to bed...goodnight & sleep well my

>friends!

>

>Blessed be marie---------

>Sent from AT & T's Wireless network using Mobile Email

>

[Guest guest]

It definitely depends on the medical situation.  Back injuries are pretty clear cut.  Other things, not so much.  Right now things seem to be lining up for marie.  She's gone thru a lot and is quite the trooper.  Now that her housing will be approved hopefully she can get out of that shelter sooner instead of later.  We're pulling for you marie!

Hugs,TeriOn Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

 

teri,Ya, your probably right.  Maybe it depends on the circustances, not sure, but there are a lot of homeless people and they are back logged, but I know nothing about CA.  She should be able to get into a halfway house.  I hope so.  It's not a good feeling thinking about where to live, feel bad.

txsharon

From: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...>

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 2:07:53 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Teri

 

Here in IL the wait for the hearing takes time...  Like over a year, they are that backlogged.  And a back injury is much easier to get SSDI for as well.  I've gone thru this a few times with my ex husband too.  He was approved way back right away then got released to go to work and wound up having to go back on it and that time it took a few years.  That was in Texas.  marie is in CA where the wait time is a bit longer due to the size of the state and the amount of people applying.  An attorney can get that 3rd appeal court date bumped up by several months.  

On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

 

Teri,he didn't get it for hep c, he got his disability for a back injury.  But, if he told them he had hep c he probably would have gotten it in six months.  He had a lot of medical records, he is 53.  He did not have an attorney he is here with me now as I am typing.  The woman at the SSDI office told him he didn't need one.  I said the same thing to get one but he didn't and it paid off.  I will tell you the shelter helped him all the way through it.  It was a tone of drs. apts. paper work etc.  and he did everything they asked and he got it. he kept call SSI office, going over their, giving paper work it was a pain in the ass.

He applied September 19, 2009 and received first payment in April 2010.  I got

the check deposited for my kids into my bank account via SSDI because I also get it. I was always nagging him for it.  I got mine in 3 months Teri, honest to god.  It's a long story about me and it has nothing to do with hep c.  And, to boot, I applied via phone for it.  Also, I had no lawyer either.

thankssharon

From: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...>

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 1:45:05 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Marie

 

Sharon,That's pretty quick for Social Security Disability.  Most of the time, especially when the diagnosis is Hep C, you have to go thru the appeals process and that can take close to 2 years and you NEED an attorney for that.  Your husband is the exception and not the rule.  It took me just under 2 years from the time I applied til the time I got my first check.  22 months from application to approval to be exact and 23 months total til I got my first check.  

Hugs,TeriOn Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

 

marie,i just wanted to let you know that my husband went from the shelter to an apartment.  he got a voucher that paid almost all of his apartment right when he got his disability.  he applied for his disability in September, and got his social security disability in April. He got back payments also and I got a big chunk for my kids.  I didn't even know I was getting it.  But it helped.  You will get it just hang in there I promise you, you will get that disability.  He didn't even have a lawyer, they just take a chunk of your money that's owed to YOU.  The Shelter cannot let you go into the street so demand that they give you alternatives since you are fighting this

disease.  DEMAND it, If you bark really LOUD you get what yo want.  Believe me.  Don't take no for an answer. If you can do all of this on your own and do treatment you can do wonders, my god I don't know how you are doing this, bless you, you are very strong - you don't have to type back no worries, I just want you to know that I know shelters and my husband can help you along the way with questions if you have any because HE just got out of a SHELTER so he knows and he's OKAY!  Find a halfway house if you have too, they make you look for work but as long as you have a roof over your head.

From: Rain Beau <annamariestitt@...>

To:

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 12:37:51 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Best to you marie

 

Thank you, sharon it has been rough & i am worried as i only have sixty days left here in this shelter & must find someplace else to live hopefully closer to the city since i still have 38 more weeks of treatments & the commute is just taking way too much out of me

Blessed be marie---------

Sent from AT & T's Wireless network using Mobile Email

- Re: [ ] Good news...

Oh, marie, that's fantastic ! I never thought it could come thhru for you

this quickly. Dang, bet that makes shot 10 easier for you.

Luv & hugs. Trudy

http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 "

" A well- behaved woman never made history " ...Mae West

http://oktravels.wordpress.com

http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

On Dec 3, 2010, at 9:05 PM, " Rain Beau " <annamariestitt@...> wrote:

>My social worker called today & said she approved my application for general

>assistance & food stamps i see her on tuesday to fill out paperwork for housing

>yay! there is my silver lining now i am going to bed...goodnight & sleep well my

>friends!

>

>Blessed be marie---------

>Sent from AT & T's Wireless network using Mobile Email

>

[Guest guest]

Thx Teri, your research is really calming. You might be right, I could have been

headed for problems like ny. This is the last tile I give credance to any

negative thoughts! I couldn't tell Hubby about the mortality rrates.

Now turning over to new and improved attitude!

http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 "

" A well- behaved woman never made history " ...Mae West

http://oktravels.wordpress.com

http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

[Guest guest]

There ya go.  I don't think hubby wants to hear about you prematurely dying from something you don't even have!  Silly goose..  you're gonna be fine.  DRINK SOME WATER and put the corn dog down!  LOL!

Hugs,TeriOn Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 1:53 PM, trudykinsey@... <trudykinsey@...> wrote:

 

Thx Teri, your research is really calming. You might be right, I could have been headed for problems like ny. This is the last tile I give credance to any negative thoughts! I couldn't tell Hubby about the mortality rrates.

Now turning over to new and improved attitude!

http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 "

" A well- behaved woman never made history " ...Mae West

http://oktravels.wordpress.com

http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

[Guest guest]

From: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...> Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 2:32:37 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Teri

It definitely depends on the medical situation. Back injuries are pretty clear cut. Other things, not so much. Right now things seem to be lining up for marie. She's gone thru a lot and is quite the trooper. Now that her housing will be approved hopefully she can get out of that shelter sooner instead of later. We're pulling for you marie!

Hugs,TeriOn Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

teri,Ya, your probably right. Maybe it depends on the circustances, not sure, but there are a lot of homeless people and they are back logged, but I know nothing about CA. She should be able to get into a halfway house. I hope so. It's not a good feeling thinking about where to live, feel bad.

txsharon

From: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...>

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 2:07:53 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Teri

Here in IL the wait for the hearing takes time... Like over a year, they are that backlogged. And a back injury is much easier to get SSDI for as well. I've gone thru this a few times with my ex husband too. He was approved way back right away then got released to go to work and wound up having to go back on it and that time it took a few years. That was in Texas. marie is in CA where the wait time is a bit longer due to the size of the state and the amount of people applying. An attorney can get that 3rd appeal court date bumped up by several months.

On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

Teri,he didn't get it for hep c, he got his disability for a back injury. But, if he told them he had hep c he probably would have gotten it in six months. He had a lot of medical records, he is 53. He did not have an attorney he is here with me now as I am typing. The woman at the SSDI office told him he didn't need one. I said the same thing to get one but he didn't and it paid off. I will tell you the shelter helped him all the way through it. It was a tone of drs. apts. paper work etc. and he did everything they asked and he got it. he kept call SSI office, going over their, giving paper work it was a pain in the ass.

He applied September 19, 2009 and received first payment in April 2010. I got

the check deposited for my kids into my bank account via SSDI because I also get it. I was always nagging him for it. I got mine in 3 months Teri, honest to god. It's a long story about me and it has nothing to do with hep c. And, to boot, I applied via phone for it. Also, I had no lawyer either.

thankssharon

From: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...>

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 1:45:05 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Marie

Sharon,That's pretty quick for Social Security Disability. Most of the time, especially when the diagnosis is Hep C, you have to go thru the appeals process and that can take close to 2 years and you NEED an attorney for that. Your husband is the exception and not the rule. It took me just under 2 years from the time I applied til the time I got my first check. 22 months from application to approval to be exact and 23 months total til I got my first check.

Hugs,TeriOn Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

marie,i just wanted to let you know that my husband went from the shelter to an apartment. he got a voucher that paid almost all of his apartment right when he got his disability. he applied for his disability in September, and got his social security disability in April. He got back payments also and I got a big chunk for my kids. I didn't even know I was getting it. But it helped. You will get it just hang in there I promise you, you will get that disability. He didn't even have a lawyer, they just take a chunk of your money that's owed to YOU. The Shelter cannot let you go into the street so demand that they give you alternatives since you are fighting this

disease. DEMAND it, If you bark really LOUD you get what yo want. Believe me. Don't take no for an answer. If you can do all of this on your own and do treatment you can do wonders, my god I don't know how you are doing this, bless you, you are very strong - you don't have to type back no worries, I just want you to know that I know shelters and my husband can help you along the way with questions if you have any because HE just got out of a SHELTER so he knows and he's OKAY! Find a halfway house if you have too, they make you look for work but as long as you have a roof over your head.

From: Rain Beau <annamariestitt@...>

To:

Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 12:37:51 PMSubject: Re: Re: [ ] Best to you marie

Thank you, sharon it has been rough & i am worried as i only have sixty days left here in this shelter & must find someplace else to live hopefully closer to the city since i still have 38 more weeks of treatments & the commute is just taking way too much out of me

Blessed be marie---------

Sent from AT & T's Wireless network using Mobile Email

- Re: [ ] Good news...

Oh, marie, that's fantastic ! I never thought it could come thhru for you

this quickly. Dang, bet that makes shot 10 easier for you.

Luv & hugs. Trudy

http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 "

"A well- behaved woman never made history"...Mae West

http://oktravels.wordpress.com

http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

On Dec 3, 2010, at 9:05 PM, "Rain Beau" <annamariestitt@...> wrote:

>My social worker called today & said she approved my application for general

>assistance & food stamps i see her on tuesday to fill out paperwork for housing

>yay! there is my silver lining now i am going to bed...goodnight & sleep well my

>friends!

>

>Blessed be marie---------

>Sent from AT & T's Wireless network using Mobile Email

>

[Guest guest]

Teri,I am just hoping that me being more positive and sober will help him. That's all I can ask for right now and that the hep c is okay with me. He's a good kid. But I know he is probably drinking outside of the house and it bothers me. But I can't control every situation. I just tell him to watch himself. Don't drink and go to college. Don't be a fool, your too smart.Hey we had some flakes of snow here the other day. My daughter was yelling hooray!txsharonFrom: Theresa Gottlieb <theresagottlieb@...> Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 10:10:29 PMSubject: Re: [ ] Gloria/addiction

But Gloria, my point in all of this is that Sharon's son is NOT at the age of consent. Here that age is 21. There is no legal limit for the green stuff cause that just isn't a legal option. It's not even approved for medical use in most states.. just a few have that. He's underage and living under Sharon's roof. She has some control.

Hugs,TeriOn Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Gloria <gadamscan@...> wrote:

SharonThe biggest thing that you could learn from Al-Anon, is that you have no control whatsoever with the fact that your son or your husband choose to drink or drug. None. In fact, the more that you harp on it - the more that they will do!! There is absolutely nothing you can say magically, nor is there any type of behaviour you can muster. Nil. Nada.

Of course, you can draw your line and demand that it not be done in your home; but, beyond that, there is nothing you can do. Your son has found the perfect patsy to lay all his blame on and unfortunately, about the only thing you can do about it, is to tell him that he has the right to be angry at you and Dad. Then, say no

more!! From that point on - it is his life!Gloria

Gloria,I know. It's like I am held hostage by him. He does nothing in this house I can assure you that. I would never sit in a house with a minor and let them do anything illegal. But I know he does it outside and I keep telling him to stop. He won't. I don't know what to do. I want him to graduate. I am hoping the hep c hasn't pushed him over the edge. It was not a good time to tell him, but it had to be done. I quit smoking because I wouldn't have him taking my cigarettes. Quit cold turkey on September 14 of this year. Never smoked again. I can't stand the thought of him smoking and doing anything. But what can I do follow an 18 yo around like a stalker mom. I tried everything. I was

just hoping he would realize the bad choices and snap out of it and go to college. Kids are kids they do stupid things even if their parents dont want them to. I am trying to cope with his hep c so I know he is having a hard time. I don't want him drinking, he said he had his right to drink taken away from him by us. My family was horrified. Is that all he is worried about is the alcohol?? That's the addiction he won't listen. We are all trying and praying he snaps out of it graduates, goes to college and stays healthy. That is why I am doing all of this lab work. So I can actually help him while helping myself. I am sorry to say what I said I could throw him out. That would be terrible.

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Thanks Teri,

I had a rough patch for about a month, but I am back on track. Its hard to eat, I am really hungry but when I go to eat I can only eat a small amount. But it's all good, I am about 75 lbs overweight and 30 lbs would do nothing but help me at this point. Knowing me I will gain it back as soon as I am off tx. LOL Hopefully not, I like having the weight off. I think a lot of it was stopping drinking coke, I was a coca cola additct for ever. Just drinking water and I do have one cup of coffee every morning it a lot to do with it and the cutting down on my portions. But I just saw my doctor last week and she is just so pleased with me. She showed me where all my labs were from the time I started til now and they are all at normal rage.

These were the only things she is watching...

WBC's AUTO, my result 2.1 standard range 3.5 - 11.0

Platelets, Automated count my result 106 standard range 140 - 440

ALLBUMIN my result 3.8 standard range 4.0 - 5.4

also it said slightly decreased platelets? But she said my thyroid looks great!!

I have been very lucky, I am still working full time and doing everything I did before I started tx. I just take it easy and do nothing on the weekends and get a lot of rest and YES drink the hell out of WATER

Thank you so much for your encouragement and kind words!

Huggsss

Cheryl

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Glad you're back on track.  I know it gets rough...  treatment can suck but it's worth it in the end when it works.  Your blood work is a little low but that's normal for where you are in treatment..  it could be a whole lot worse.  I was off coca cola during treatment too.. couldn't handle it.  I lost 100 pounds.. then I found it again.  So happy you are managing this so very well.  I'd have never been able to do the whole child care thing but I guess it's better than having go to an office every day!

Hugs,TeriOn Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Cheryl Herron <Honey1962@...> wrote:

 

Thanks Teri,

I had a rough patch for about a month, but I am back on track.  Its hard to eat, I am really hungry but when I go to eat I can only eat a small amount.  But it's all good, I am about 75 lbs overweight and 30 lbs would do nothing but help me at this point.  Knowing me I will gain it back as soon as I am off tx.  LOL   Hopefully not, I like having the weight off.  I think a lot of it was stopping drinking coke, I was a coca cola additct for ever.  Just drinking water and I do have one cup of coffee every morning it a lot to do with it and the cutting down on my portions.  But I just saw my doctor last week and she is just so pleased with me.  She showed me where all my labs were from the time I started til now and they are all at normal rage. 

 

These were the only things she is watching...

 

WBC's AUTO,                                         my result      2.1                             standard range       3.5 - 11.0

Platelets, Automated count                      my result     106                              standard range      140 - 440

ALLBUMIN                                              my result      3.8                             standard range        4.0 - 5.4

also it said slightly decreased platelets?  But she said my thyroid looks great!!

 

I have been very lucky, I am still working full time and doing everything I did before I started tx.  I just take it easy and do nothing on the weekends and get a lot of rest and YES drink the hell out of WATER

 

Thank you so much for your encouragement and kind words!

 

Huggsss

Cheryl

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Teri,

I have been searching since first being diagnosed about my situation. I haven't found anything about it, Sharon was the first person that I met that had passed it on to her children like me. I kept finding foster mother's dealing with foster kids or adoptive kids with HCV. I wish there were more information and maybe that would help to get kids tested too. When my daughter was diagnosed, the first thing her doctor said was you need to be tested to be ruled out as to how she got it. But for an adult, I was never asked by my first gastro if I had my children tested? Very frustrating for sure, that's why I am hoping when my daughter completes her nursing school she will try to be a Hep nurse. She would have first hand experience

Cheryl

In a message dated 2/12/2011 12:33:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

Cheryl actually has the makings of a very good book there..... Between her dx and her daughters and her tx and her daughters upcoming treatment... could be a great read....

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CherylUnfortunately, it is still one of those things that is being vastly overlooked!! A great deal needs to be done about educating the medical field, the public and the governments.I read a stat on one of those sites that Don recommended and at least I noticed that the percentile of children born with it, has been raised and so it should worry a whole lot of folks. When I first said anything to a Dr., back in 2002, the stats were only saying a minuscule # of babies contracted it. Less than 1%. Slowly, they are changing there tune.By the way, I still haven't been asked by any of my Drs about my son being tested. Again, the education needs to be done.My step-son and his

wife adopted a little girl that was born alcoholic and drug addicted. I strongly suggested that they make sure that she's been tested; but, you know, to this day I'm really not sure they ever did. They believe that the Drs would test her for everything without being asked and we know that just is not true.Gloria

Teri,

I have been searching since first being diagnosed about my situation. I haven't found anything about it, Sharon was the first person that I met that had passed it on to her children like me. I kept finding foster mother's dealing with foster kids or adoptive kids with HCV. I wish there were more information and maybe that would help to get kids tested too. When my daughter was diagnosed, the first thing her doctor said was you need to be tested to be ruled out as to how she got it. But for an adult, I was never asked by my first gastro if I had my children tested? Very frustrating for sure, that's why I am hoping when my daughter completes her nursing school she will try to be a Hep nurse. She would have first hand experience

Cheryl

In a message dated 2/12/2011 12:33:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

Cheryl actually has the makings of a very good book there..... Between her dx and her daughters and her tx and her daughters upcoming treatment... could be a great read....