While I was waiting for my benefits, I had five surgeries with no insurance. All my savings for my whole life was used up. I am on dissability, and sad that I can't work, mad at all the agiencies involved and sick of waiting to talk to them on the phone. I have found the whole proceedure very difficult, and alot of people do indeed suffer. If you have no resourses, there is little a person can do. I borrowed to exist from my family. I receive medicade also, and have now been informed that will no longer exist, it was just instated this past April 2010. Now Where did that coverage go? I am on the phone writing letters once again. fun fun fun ginnie