SSDI App just sent, wish me luck

[reverett123]

And so the long wait begins...:)

[indigogo]

good luck, Rick!

[RLSmi]

Hey Rev, think positive!

[stevem53]

Tell them you know me..:D :D :D

Good luck Rick..Im cant imagine that they'd knock you off SSDI

[Ronhutton]

Rick,
If it takes too long or gets put on the back burner, I have a cunning plan....... Come along with Wanda and live in the UK
Free prescriptions for senior citizens, tax free attendance allowance for disabled, generous social security benfits which attract hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Europe, and the rest of the world. A national newspaper carried a story of a family where 3 generations of the same family had never worked, due to the government handouts providing them with similar benefits to what they would receive if they worked!!!
Can't help feeling it is all wrong
Ron

[jcitron]

Good luck, Rick. I hope everything goes smoothly.

John

[Sasha]

Personally, I applied in December and haven't heard a word, so I know it can be excruciatingly slow - but then maybe no news is good news, right?


Sasha

[chasmo]

Personally, I applied in December and haven't heard a word, so I know it can be excruciatingly slow - but then maybe no news is good news, right?


Sasha

the way you find out if you have been accepted is you'll find a hefty increase in your checking account.

don't be surprised if they ask you to be examined by their doctor. Just be "off" when you are examined and have someone drive you to your appts with SSA and the doctor, they will ask if you drove yourself.

Charlie

[reverett123]

Wanda and I could have rented it from you :D But you are correct. People in the US are brainwashed to sneer at "socialized" medicine and to believe that our system is the best in the world. The truth of the matter is that we have one of the worst of any first-world country. The only reason that I am able to have insurance at all is because I am a member of a national engineering society with 60,000 members. Even with those numbers to support me, my coverage last year cost almost $20,000. That is not a typo. Self-employed and sick can be a deadly combo here. The only reason they get away with it is because so many are covered by their place of work that they don't see it until they lose a job or become ill and find that suddenly their premium goes up each month until they have to give up. But then you are just one accident or illness away from bankruptcy.





Rick,
If it takes too long or gets put on the back burner, I have a cunning plan....... Come along with Wanda and live in the UK
Free prescriptions for senior citizens, tax free attendance allowance for disabled, generous social security benfits which attract hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Europe, and the rest of the world. A national newspaper carried a story of a family where 3 generations of the same family had never worked, due to the government handouts providing them with similar benefits to what they would receive if they worked!!!
Can't help feeling it is all wrong
Ron

[Sasha]

even if I get it! As a retired government employee, I get ins for $760/month, and feel lucky to have it!

[Sasha]

Just saw your advice. I appreciate and need it. The only person I know who has actually been approved for SSDI in any kind of timely fashion had Stage IV breast cancer - I guess they figured she would be dead before she got her first check. I'm glad to report that, five years and a clinical trial later, she is alive and working for Obama (volunteering).

I don't think I could get out the door without meds, much less drive!

Thanks again.

Sasha

[Curious]

rick, i'm not sure if you knew we have a social security forum here. lots of help there if you need it.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=28

good luck.