I'm going in the morning to court for disability... obviously if I'm going to court i've been denied like 3 times already... my lawyer said i have like a 50/50 chance... i dunno if that's good or not! i'm typing a statement now, i dunno if i'll need it or not. so far i'm on like page 5 and i'm just to like what i was doing a year ago! its hard like "reliving" all this drap. i guess its good for me tho right? haha wish me luck! and any suggestions i'm open!!!

Hi Andrea, got all my fingers and toes crossed for you - good luck and hope you get that statement done OK.... give em hell....
all the best

Hi Andrea, I wish you all the best tomorrow. You have worked and paid into this fund. If you can't work, then the only way you can continue to survive is to get disability. I'll say a prayer for you to come out victorious
Hope

Hi Andrea!

Good luck with your court hearing. I hope they do recognise your rsd and how it affects you.

I"ll keep my fingers crossed for you!

x Kate

Andrea: I have been thinking about you and hope your hearing goes your way finally. Let us know how it went. Good Luck!!!! Lil

i won!!! when i met with my lawyer before he said i had a 50/50 chance.... so we went in and the judge was way nice... he started asking me basic questions... when i got hurt... what stopped me from working in order i.e. pain, depression, mobility... that's when i started crying... then my lawyer just pretty much asked me questions going over my rsd history... like if i tried this med, or this one, and how the blocks worked...what kind of work i had done before... i'm crying threw all of this... then the judge asks the lady who's like the opposition or whatever "hypothetically, if i were to look for a job where i needed to take breaks when i ever i needed to lay down for approx. 3 hours, would i be able to find one?" and she was like nope. and that was pretty much it. then he was like i see u wanted to be a nurse and i was like ya, and he was like well when u become one please write us and let us know. then we left and my lawyer gave me a hug and was like u were perfect!

so i get like both disability/social security, state and federal, however that works... then i'll be able to get medicare and medical, and back pay from june'04, and i can work part time and not get either check deducted, then like free school i think he said.

i'm soooo stoked! it feels so good to finaly win a battle!!! my friends have a show tonight so i'm going out to see them and celebrate!!!!

Congratulations!!! hey Andrea, I'm *SO* pleased, and very relieved for you - what a difference this will make. Brilliant news, yes, go out tonight and get high as a kite ...you deserve it! Well done, great lawyer too, it sounds like -
all the best

Andrea: I kept thinking of you and your hearing. When I saw that you had posted I was afraid to look in case it was bad news. What a relief that you finally got disability. Go out and celebrate as much as you can. You deserve it. Lil

i had a great night! my friends had a show downtown and a few friends came out, we had some drinks, rocked out, then went dancing (it was 80's night)... had some really good conversations and bonded with friends that i hadn't ever had like deep conversations with before.... got hit on by a lot of hot guys haha! perfect night for the occasion!

thanks everyone for your support! love u all!