Re: Very OT-- Update on situation here and stuff....
- From: WitchyStitcher <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:02:45 -0400
An interesting thing about Social Security. I used to work for them as
a Claims Representative about 23 years ago. Recently I went with the
mom of one of my students. The dad had been killed by a drunk driver
and mom with 3 children under 9 had to file for survivor benefits.
When I worked there, you didn't have appointments. You showed up and
waited. We now had an appointment. We showed up on time and waited 2.5
hours any way. Then when we were "interviewed" an application that
used to take me a half hour to complete and document and take a data
review technician 15 minutes to input now took the interviewer almost
2 hours to complete and input - most of that time with us sitting
there and him banging away on the computer. When I worked there, we
felt that the claimants' time was valuable and only kept them to get
information. Anything that could be done behind the scenes was.
Payment that used to take 6 weeks to make, still took 6 weeks.
Ahh . . . progress
Linda
PATCHogue, NY
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:25:46 -0500, "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
<quilteacher@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Pati-.
Good luck with the disability lawyer. Filing is a lot of work- my word!-
talk about paperwork. It's almost like if you can manage all this paperwork
for the application it proves you can hold down a full-time job. And the
waiting for an answer is tough, too. I understand exactly what you are
saying about ignoring pain. When I hurt the most is when I work the
hardest. It's the only distraction that will keep my mind from dwelling on
the pain. Sounds dumb to those who haven't BTDT, but 'we' know.
I am keeping all appendages crossed for you- on all fronts.
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
"Pati C." <Pati@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:fcpfda$dul$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Hopefully I won't ramble too long here. Need to call the Social Security
lawyer and do some other stuff around here. <G>
What's happening in the Cook household? Well, Rick is finding more work,
now to see if it holds and he can get the money coming in regularly in
sufficient quantity. He is happier when he can get the work to do.<G>
We have contacted a lawyer to deal with Social Security and my application
for disability. And that may eventually help things.
However, being off my meds (because of no insurance to pay for them or to
pay a doctor to prescribe them) is causing some setbacks. As is having to
keep a "pain log" of what I am feeling like every day. When I can try to
ignore it and pretend the feet don't hurt I can block more of it. If that
makes sense. <G>
A few more good thoughts would be nice this week. The probate court
hearing is supposed to be Thurs. afternoon in Texas. Then we just have to
wait for the judge to approve the distribution of funds. That will get us
out of the hole and on our way to better health in lots of ways.
<VBG> (Including my Houston working "vacation" in Oct/Nov.<VVBG>)
So things are progressing. But slower than I would like. Would love to
have more energy to get some sorting/organizing done, but we cope with
what we have. And the temperatures are finally beginning to come down...
it is actually supposed to get below 80° at night this week!!!!
Good thoughts going out to those who need them. Congrats and Happy Dances
are being sent as appropriate. Thanks for being here and letting me vent
occasionally.
Pati, in Phx
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