Millie, this is what it is all about people helping each other. And ((hugs)) right back at you.
18's Marty On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:20 PM, C.M. Houtz <ho...@ptd.net> wrote: > ** > *Peg, Marty, and everyone else....There isn't a day that I don't think > about each and every one of you and just wish I could help more. I've been > lucky to have great insurance and prescription coverage and haven't had to > deal with things that others have, but I also feel the warmth of having > everyone helping each other. It's so comforting to know that you are out > there and willing to listen and do whatever you can to help. It truly > helps each and every one of us. Hope that you all are having a great > evening....Hugs, Millie* > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Marty Gartenberg <wa2...@gmail.com> > *To:* cmlhope@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Friday, August 09, 2013 9:08 PM > *Subject:* Re: [CMLHope] Re: For Terri > > Hi Peg, this is what this is all about, one person trying to help another > person... > > 18's > > Marty > > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 10:43 AM, peg <peg....@live.com> wrote: > >> Teri, I ran into the same issues with my local social security office, it >> took years to get a hearing. That doesn't help you in the here and now. I >> can tell you from personal experience that going to your congress person >> will backfire, at least it did for me. Caused the local office to >> automatically deny my appeal! You might want to contact HICAP >> http://www.cahealthadvocates.org/HICAP/ Tell them that this change is >> putting your life in danger and that you do not understand why you were >> terminated within the appeal period. They have connections inside Medicare >> and can sometimes make things happen quickly. I would not necessarily >> mention that you have a lawyer if you can avoid that. Since they might >> then defer all action to you lawyer. Anything they do should not affect >> your legal case, I am just thinking that they may be able to get your >> Medicare restored under the appeal. >> >> Marty...if you are still following this chain....thanks so much for the >> kind thoughts. I will take all of them. I picture it like a brightly >> colored parachute that I am sitting in the middle of. Each person who >> wishes me well is holding a edge of this and together I am uplifted by it. >> I wish you well also! >> >> Love to everyone...fight on! peg >> >> >> On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 12:16:50 PM UTC-7, peg wrote: >>> >>> Terri, >>> >>> Your Nephrologist is an ass...and is not the final word on whether you >>> are disabled or not, there are plenty of folks on disability because they >>> are on dialysis. However, remember that you don't want to file a NEW claim >>> but rather, reopen the old one. If you were to file it on the basis of >>> dialysis it would start an entirely new claim with a new wait period for >>> your Medicare. You want to show that your health has deteriorated as a >>> result of the ORIGINAL claim, so all of that time applies to the wait and >>> you could have Medicare immediately. ANY doctor that cares about you and >>> recognizes that you are unable to work can file your disability. If you >>> don't have one on your team that will do that for you, perhaps a disability >>> lawyer can recommend one. >>> >>> Sorry about the tough road ahead...I relate...I have just been diagnosed >>> with my third primary cancer since being diagnosed with CML three years >>> ago, have had MS for 24 years and care for my husband who has brain >>> damage. The best advice I can give you besides find a caring doc and a new >>> lawyer is to take each day, one bite at a time. Message me any time I can >>> be of help. 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