The Best of Luck to you, too. But yourstory is like countless others. What you and the folks on this chat will start to hear is the van/vehicle that was purchased by a third party payor is now past it's prime and needs major repairs or replacing (who ever gets it next is in a real pickle) and the third party payor advises that the funds for that program are gone. Then everyone's in a pickle! The mobility industry will become like your local Mercedes or Lexus dealer-purchases by a limited few. tom
--- On Sat, 12/5/09, Joan Anglin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Joan Anglin <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] information about mini vans versus full size and wheelchair To: "'Lori Michaelson'" <[email protected]>, "'John S.'" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10:03 AM I have been one of those who slipped through the cracks, I’ve never been eligible for any Federal help. According to the government, I am not disabled because I do not receive any disability from anyone J. I did not have enough quarters for disability when I broke my neck at 51 big, and so the day I turned 65 was a happy one for me because I could now receive Social Security and have some insurance. We bought a new van in 1991 and vocational rehabilitation paid for the conversion. Unfortunately it caught on fire shortly after we made the last payment on it, and it was written off. I used the insurance money to get my current van. It is going to have to make it for the rest of my life as I do not want to finance another van. We were licensed as a group home for mentally retarded adults/children when I broke my neck. The state talked about revoking our license after I broke my neck, but I reminded them of their job discrimination laws and no more was said. After I divorced I continued to have two of the guys that we served and have done so to this day. Since Foster Care money is not taxable it has enabled me to maintain a reasonable standard of living but does not count against my Social Security benefits, so for me it is a win win situation. I can help them mentally to maintain a good standard of living for them, and they can help me physically with the things I can no longer do i.e.: gardening, cooking, some housework, and the other simpler things in life. Have a great day everybody. We are supposed to get our first real winter storm Sunday night and Monday, 23° for a high and 4 to 6 inches of snow, so we will be stocking up our woodpile today. Joan
