Thank you Don for listening to me squack. I appreciate the people in this site helping me. It makes you feel that you are not quite so alone in the struggles. Being disabled is hard enough without family horror stories and all the acencies treating you badly. The whole system is really flawed to say it mildly. I was running back and forth between DCF and SS office. Neithor office would look up my information though I requested help. So now I do have an attorney to help me, I had no choice, because nobody would tell me what was happening to my case. Ginnie

Holy heart attach ginnie watch that BP or you won't be in any condition to even type here. It sounds like a real mess your in and an attorney seems your only way out. I don't understand why they seem to be punishing you, when people who caused the collapse of the economy (Sally Mae, Freddie Mac) are walking around with a slap on the hand. When I hear stories like this my blood boils. Well let us know what happens. It looks like you are heading in the right direction.

Hey clarkstar,
Did you write in your complaint about having a mental illness? Have you been diagnosed with a mental illness? It helps your case. It's been appox. 6 months so hopefully you'll hear something soon. It sounds pretty good that you get the ADA transportation, even though you can't use it. It is good for your case though. If you get turned down then I would suggest you get help. Hopefully you will not need that and will get accepted right away.

Hi legal mania, I had to go back to my attorney to figure this out. When I ran out of money in 09, that made me approved for medicaid through DCF. They change this to SSID this Jan. OK, the problem is I was abiding by the rules of dissability. I was not allowed to work, or earn income above a certain amount, all monies to be reported. All change to be reported, and I was not allowed over $1,000.00 at any time in an account or in my possession. OK so when tax time came around I did not have $2,700.00. I was not allowed to have that much in the first place, and they lowered my food stamps because I had my son pay for my taxes. If nobody paid the taxes, I will loose my home in just three years. I lost my food because my son paid it. I am going nuts with this and I am sure in a short time dealing with this I will become a mental case too. Ha Ha Ha...I will be OK, BP has been lowered, and my doctor is on top of my situation, my case, and the situation my family has put me in. I am in good hands and I want to live, so no stroke or heart attack for me. I didn't loose 65lbs, just to drop...ginnie

Our country is in big trouble when they take away food from a dissabled person who was only following the rules that they themselves put before me. I am feeling shame, shame on these agiencies who use silly rules against those who have real need. When the rules work against each other, that is another issue as well. If one acency has rules, and that don't comply with another, you are out on you butt. This is how I see my current situation. Some things just are not moral,and that is the position I am taking. I lost all that two generations had because of my dissability, now they don't want me to eat either. Ok, I'm up for a bit of a fight...ginnie

I was completely hopeless and helpless when I decided to take on the daunting task of trying to apply for SSDI. Had no clue where to start or what was invloved in the whole process. Besides being a total mess I was tossed out of my home several times because I could barely function at home, let alone hold down a job. When my wife saw that I was actually taking the steps tward getting disability benefits she let me back into my home. I guess it was too much for her to withstand and I was just weighing her down. What hurt the most was that I never imagined that she would want me to leave, ever. But I learned alot about her and her limits and I don't think our relationship will ever be the same again.

Thankfully I was approved with the help of B & B holding my hand throughout the process and my doctor made sure I had what I needed to have a fighting chance of being approved. Don't know what I am still doing here and still married to my wife after the damage was done to our relationship. Trust is a big thing when you are in a relationship and that trust is forever lost.

thats one of the problem i to am having.no one tells you whats going on with you case.so you start to imagine all kind of things.it got so bad for me that i had to go see a "psychiatrist".im on "celexa" now.it was all to consuming and wearing me down.this week i have to go in for my "MRI" cause they want to see the (NeuroSurgeon) spine problem in my neckAll this took a toll on me.i have no income at all so you see im just like you to.you to are not alone

Oh dear, it hurt didn't it. Your wife was uable to respond to you in a dissabled state. Two members of my family left my life when I became dissabled. It is a sacred trust that is hurt, because that is what I feel too. I am not sure what makes some people strong for their partners, or what makes them run away from you, shunning your obvious need. People can and are real selfish sometimes. There really is no excuse, it is person failing to have enough compassion, to be a good person in time of need. I hope you find comfort and friends here in this site, I sure have. I am not good at making lemonaid out of lemons in my own life. I come here lately and find information and a good deal of help right here. I hope you can find some comfort too. Ginnie

65 lbs way to go. I was trying to do some research for you but my roommate is distracting me. I think I read you can have $1600 in your bank account. Did SS call your attorney? I'm going nuts also with the rules, it seems they contradict each other. I think the agency sits around drinking wine and making up rules. So I guess if you have the money for your taxes next year you'll have to keep it under your mattress. Glad to hear the BP is down. Take care we like you around.

What happened to for rich or poor? Sickness or in health? I don't know how I feel about people who don't want anything to do with you because you are having a hard time. I feel bad for you. Well maybe one day she will become sick and know how you feel. I don't wish this on her but, I don't agree with the way you were treated.