Posted by Emme on December 29, 2003, at 21:54:40
In reply to Re: Things are getting ugly » Emme, posted by fallsfall on December 29, 2003, at 20:54:45
> Emme,
>
> What a list! That is too much for anyone's plate. I know that you work really hard at your therapy. It's not like you are a lazy person.Thanks! Sometimes it's nice to hear that.
> Do you qualify for disability?
>
> P.S. I know what you mean about being 1/2 way through Cobra... I don't even want to think about what will happen when that expires. They did extend my Cobra by 11 months, though, because I qualified for disability.I don't know if I qualify for disability. My therapist brought it up the other week and asked if my pdoc had ever said anything. It wouldn't surprise me if the two of them have discussed it. I hadn't even thought of it. I have a bunch of questions.
- Can you tell me what's required to qualify? I know my doctor would have to sign off.
- Is it very difficult to qualify?
- How long does it typically take to process?
- I imagine that what one gets isn't near enough to live on. Can you supplement it a little? Do you no longer qualify if you can manage to work part time a bit?The health insurance thing is a real worry. I'm wondering if Medicare would be better than my current plan. But then you don't have prescription coverage, do you? (I'm ignorant about these things.)
I'm thinking that if I can hold it together to try to work a little, that it'll look better to potential future employers (i.e. try to keep my career from vanishing entirely.) But I just never know what to expect from my body and mind, and I've been walking around feeling coldly suicidal over the last week. I've been too tired to do anything about it though. I'm not as desperately agitated and depressed as I've been at other times. But I feel at the end of my rope.
Emme
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