If Terry can and wants to work part-time I think he is better off than if he was to receive SSDI. I'm on SSDI and I'll say that it does not provide enough for even two people to survive! If it was not for the fact that our family provides us with very low rent housing and that we don't spend any money on anything that is not 100% necessary for basic survival, we would not be making it. I think it is terrible that our own government makes it so hard for deserving people to receive benefits they have worked for and earned, but the benefits come with a price. The price is you have to say "I cannot do it!" For many of us men who have learned never to say "I cannot..." this is very hard! Terry is being denied because he has done what he has always been taught to do... tough it out and do it. I hope you understand what I'm saying, I'm pulling for you, but as far a the U.S. is concerned Terry has made their case for them by doing what he had to do.
Richard Troxel, CPA dx 2/2003 IM 3/2003 PCRU 9/2004 --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > we contacted Binder & Binder (attorneys out of NY) > who advertise on TV in > Dallas & their response was that Terry would need to > not be able to work for > close to a year or 12 months before they think > re-applying for disability would > be feasible. .....The basic denial from SS stated > that Terry can work > "some"...even if he can't work all day, nor be able > to work the kind of work he > could before...or earn the amount of income he could > do before he got > sick.....basically any work, minimum wage, etc or > even if he can only work part-time > prevents SS from saying that he is > "disabled".....sure wish they would "look" > at him....much less ask our doc's opinion!!!! > Our housing authority has a > 6 year waiting period & they were satisfied with > our doc's recommendation > that Terry was disabled!! oh well!! > > anyway, I am going to look in our phone book to see > if any attorney in our > town advertises for SS cases. the other argument > is why not just the > supplemental income as opposed to the > disability....we will just have to wait & see > > Julie, customer service supervisor rep called from > Novartis, they were going > to ship the smaller amount, so I had to call back > the oncologist nurse & she > insisted that she had called in the increase up to > 800mg on Friday....so she > was supposed to call it in again & if things go > well, he should have his > shipment in a couple of days depending on how the > arctic front hits. > > next ??, for those who have insurance through their > work.....are any of you > able to receive PAP help from Novartis to pay the > deductibles or cover the > patient's part of the medicine cost??? Terry > supposedly has health insurance > now through his job...however, they aren't supposed > to pay for anything that > is a pre-existing condition.....hence no leukemia > related stuff....anyway, we > are curious.....we are so shocked that they will > even insure Terry, so we > don't want to rock boats....they even are supposedly > allowing him $80,000 of > life insurance too.....so, we will see once they > realize he is already into > catastrophic amount medically if they deny him > insurance all together.....He is > still driving a school bus, but will fail his > annual physical in January , > so then he may lose his job due to his health > status ....so we are taking a > wait & see attitude.....just wish all of this > didn't happen around > Christmas....we are really pinching pennies because > of his job uncertainty. > > Merry Christmas!!!! at least we will have some > snow flurries or ice to > make it seem Christmas-sy!!! > > Lora > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Dying to be thin? Anorexia. Narrated by Julianne Moore. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Sn4NpD/sbOLAA/xGEGAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
