I used a combination of Voc Rehab and Pell Grants. I had hours per week to work at an insurance agency. I had to stop because of ill health; had both legs amputated, a series of bad caregivers, almost died from sepsis, then moved to FL. I kept my income to the maximum I could make without losing SSI. Now I'm on SSDI.
Bill age 56 C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68 Leesburg, FL Welcome To Shit Creek ~ Sorry, We're Out of Paddles! ----- Original Message ----- From: Merrill Burghardt To: 'Bill_J' Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 9:30 PM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Question of Independence Survival Did you afford college by grants or voc rehab? So do you do internet marketing at home or do you have hours to be at work? When your health is down how do you avoid loosing everything? Was there a conflict in the beginning by work income and benefits or SSI? Once declaring income, then are benefits jeopardized messing up your monthly income? If I could experiment having an earned income opposed to benefits lost, I feel I would have half a chance. MB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Bill_J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 2:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Question of Independence Survival I think mindset is most important. I was injured in '68, went into a nursing home in '71, started college in '83, graduated in '87 with a BS degree in mktg/adv, worked till I was 48, then had more health problems. I'm still plugging away at 56, 38 (almost 39) years post. Bill age 56 C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68 Leesburg, FL Welcome To Shit Creek ~ Sorry, We're Out of Paddles! ----- Original Message ----- From: Merrill Burghardt To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 5:18 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Question of Independence Survival Does mind-set blossom into accomplishments, or did the existence of security, finance and support give way to success, independence, and accomplishment, even if success is the same as the first go around of independence when young striking out alone in life ? Christianity says to give way to the spirit and grace then all things will come. Predicaments & disasters, or worse is nothing at all coming into a disabled person's life, as the out come of waiting for a life of satisfaction or an opportunity to enter. 15 years post and trrying to do all things correct, and still waiting on life, a chance, even relationships to begin. This fear scares me more than being a C/5 ever did. Still quizzical how to begin, I'd of thought the mystery would have been lived already. Merrill
