Posted by susan C on January 3, 2002, at 16:46:16
In reply to thank you and a couple of questions, posted by mist on January 3, 2002, at 14:54:00
Hi Mist,
I dont know the answer to your question. on the gov site there is a FAQ. Perhaps the answer is there...I do know my previous employers knew i had problems when I left (two times two different employeers in less than a year...(at the time it was dx as chronic clinical depression). But then, I am a "who cares who knows what..kind of person". By the time I applied I had gotten more opinions and the dx became bipolar two and I had changed pdr about 6 months before.
When I went to the pdoc who did SSA evaluations he said the main point he had to determine for SSDI or SSI was whether or not the person is capable of working.
This comment from Shelli could describe me: "You need to write that people help you to take care of your house/apartment, getting food, etc. Think of your worst day and what you are not able to do for yourself when you apply. If they give you an appointment with their own psychiatrist, if possible get someone to take you. Say that you have been afraid to drive and can't get around without help" I feel very strongly that we (as in the mentally ill) each need a medical advocate...
I have not driven a car since a year last fall...my perception is unpredictable...when the appointment came up for SSDI, they offered to send an ambulance or paramedic...I said, oh no, not necessary, my hub will take me...the State person who was handling all of this said she had the discretion to approve up to $25 to pay for transportation, by cab, or even my hub.
So, as usual, we are all different aren't we? I dont know the specifics of your situation, but I encourage you to look at the gov site, wander around a bit, get your estimated coverage there (or you should be getting a statement in the mail from Social Security Administration regularly) and remember it is Social Security...it really is that...there is a reason it is there, and that is to be used. Then if you want, call your local office, it really is confidential, and talk to someone who can answer specific questions...
Have you seen the Leslie Nielson ads for Medicare...oh they crack me up...
mouse trying to be of help
poster:susan C
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