Re: [TMIC] Oh joy - I think.

2010-10-26 Thread Barbara Alma
I am assuming that you're talking about the Medicare, right? Hugs, Barbara A in Auburn CA -Original Message- From: jackduv To: TMIC Sent: Tue, Oct 26, 2010 5:16 pm Subject: [TMIC] Oh joy - I think. Hello everyone!When I applied - (reluctantly) by encouragement of my e

Re: [TMIC] oh joy

2010-10-26 Thread Dalton Garis
This is good stuff, John; Please read the email I sent out two days ago to Linda, which describes my own transformation from unemployed and broken-down worker, to student, to graduate and finally to a good job at aged 55. It¹s possible. We get down on our knees, and ask for guidance because the

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2010-10-26 Thread Lori Biehler
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Re: [TMIC] oh joy

2010-10-26 Thread Akua
the body falters, but your mind has not. change is hard. parting is hard. there is a grief about this and so to recast an old expression: mourn, and organize. I read about applying for SSDI -- advice-- online before i applied. I got it on the first try BUT still i had to wiat 6 months ( and i w

[TMIC] Oh joy - I think.

2010-10-26 Thread jackduv
Hello everyone!When I applied - (reluctantly) by encouragement of my best friend-it was oct. I was approved in November. The hardest part was the 2 year wait paying the 540.00 cobra mthly which went up to 820. The last 6 mths of which I couldn't afford! Thank God I had long term disa

Re: [TMIC] oh joy

2010-10-26 Thread Barbara Alma
I wholeheartedly agree with BobbyJim. When I went back to work after TM, I had to come back in a different capacity as I was an executive assistant and could no longer do that job, but my boss was happy to have me, in whatever condition I was in. She "valued" ME! She knew I'd give her 110% o

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2010-10-26 Thread rn11...@yahoo.com
 I was accepted right away.I realize I was lucky.It could have been because I was in rehab at the time,who knows?  Somewhere in the archives there are  instructions on how to apply and get approved the first time. I believe it was written by Doc.  I have no idea how to find anything in the archiv

Re: [TMIC] oh joy

2010-10-26 Thread bobby jim
Nowadayze, good employees, whether healthy or gimp, are very hard to find. I see this where I work part-time, where a majority of the grunts (as I call them) are minimalists, that is, they do the minimal-est amount of work to just get by and collect a paycheck. Learned employers treasure a good

Re: [TMIC] oh joy

2010-10-26 Thread Barbara Alma
Hi John, I'm sorry to hear that you need to stop working, but we've had messages about this earlier, and it seems that it was inevitable. With your type of job, it was just not possible to keep working. Now, the next phase of your life. Go to this site, it's your help with the disability app

Re: [TMIC] oh joy

2010-10-26 Thread john snodgrass
called them today.sent me to website to apply online.i will most likely be denied but 60 to 70% are but thats the process i guess. next step is lawyer. --- On Tue, 10/26/10, rn11...@yahoo.com wrote: From: rn11...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] oh joy To: "john snodgrass" Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.

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2010-10-26 Thread Todd Tarno
To John & who ever else is quiting their job,   It's wonderful to have a great boss that tries to understand and let us work as long as we can, until we can't work any longer.   Check to see how much COBRA is for you when you leave your job.  ( because ya will not have insurance for 2 years )  an

Re: [TMIC] oh joy

2010-10-26 Thread rn11...@yahoo.com
John,    Why are you questioning it? You must be a great guy for your boss to want to keep you on the job.Now call SS and see what you can do.     Cheryl --- On Tue, 10/26/10, john snodgrass wrote: From: john snodgrass Subject: [TMIC] oh joy To: "transverse myelitis" Date: Tuesday, October 2

[TMIC] oh joy

2010-10-26 Thread john snodgrass
what a wonderful day. went to work(against my better judgment),took one load of coal to the place where it is loaded onto a train and had to just stop after that. superintendant told me to go home and call the social security office. I asked him why they put up with me missing so much work,he s