Oh Jeanne,
Congratulations on your daughter's success!! What a remarkable and inspirational story that is!! I know you are so very proud of her and you have every right to be. I pray that whatever sent you to the ER with her last night is resolved and that she is feeling better and that you are all getting some rest.

It IS so hard to give our children back to God to watch over when it is time. I can only imagine how doubly hard it must be for you with her being sick. I respect your courage, strength, and faith as well as Sarah's.

I'm sorry I do not have the answer to your question, I really just felt moved by your story and wanted to reach out to you. I trust that other members will be able to respond to your actual question. Best wishes to you and congratulations again!! Sarah is definitely going to leave her mark in the world one day!! We look forward to watching it happen!! Please keep in touch and take care!!!

Back in 1986 I took in my 3 cousins and raised them as my own. The oldest had mental disabilities. When he turned 18 I went down and applied for SSI for him since he would probably never work. In 3 months he was approved and started receiving SSI payments.

He just turned 40 and he has his own apartment, and a part time job at Carrow's restaurant. He still collects SSI because he doesnt earn over whatever amount it is that would cut him off of SSI.

You should give it a shot as she has nothing to lose by trying

Thanks MOM for your sweet response. I really am too much of a "fix it" kind of person, always wanting to make sure that those I love are taken care of. I do in fact know that God has it all covered and that I really need to just be still and rely and His promises.

Sarah is in bed trying to recover from a viral infection. Hopefully she will bounce back when it runs it course.

Take care!!

Love,
Jeanne

Thank you Allen for your encouraging response. I really had no idea how it all works. Although it is something that we hope we never have to pursue, I realize that we need to be informed.

I have always found your posts to be very kind and supportive ... and this one only confirms that. Great job looking after your cousins.

Jeanne

Eileen,

You should check out the social security forum here. I found my doctor's reports of my pain and total disability (narrative style) just got me denied for 3 years. New docs making the functional assessment page sound dismal was what made the difference in my approval.


Jenno,

Your daughter can collect SSDI on your's or hubby's work history when she is over 22 if either of you are retired or disabled then....or when you do eventually retire. In the meantime, she could get SSI (for people with little or no income) who didn't work enough to get SSDI until one of her parent's retire. It's not a lot......I think about $600 per month. She might even be eligible to collect that now if your household income is low enough. You should check out the social security website at ssa.gov

Hi Finz,

Thank you very much for the information. I will print it out and hold onto it should we ever need to investigate this further.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Jeanne

I too was lucky to recieve SS disability on my own and on 1st try. All of the advice above is valid esp in how you describe your pain limitations etc. I am also sure that my age was a factor-was 59 at time of filing. Get all of the help that you need in these forums-YOU deserve the S S !!