social security

Jan

Its worth a try to get disability or even early SSI..like I am on! Besides, in actuality, it is OUR own money right? Reminds me of that one song...What Have You Done For Me Lately!!!

I think I have a suggestion for ya. #1 is..with your 'Pamper Chef' job...put all the paperwork in your "Husbands Name" !!! And explain to them, you definitely do ALL the work, & it just has to be under his name! He can even "Go with you" to 'some' of these parties, so you'd have nothing to feel guilty about. Then it is HIM that pays the taxes on the income! Its NOT deceiving the IRS..at least I don't feel we would be! What about the option of alot of times "Hosting these parties at YOUR house? Would maybe relieve some of the stress of traveling, and lord knows it would help with the gas bill! My DH and I have discussed doing it this way many times...but then it just pans out I can't do the work! But think about doing it that way.

I know it takes "years" to get SSI or SSDI, but it IS worth it. It took me 4 yrs, sorry to say. But if you start the process NOW, and do the job thing as I suggested, then that time will not have passed you by. Personally I went through that "Oh My God" stage of suddenly finding myself sick & disabled. One day I had a $60K job, and then 'poof', all that $$ was gone! Thankfully back then, my DH was able to support our family. It was rough, no lying about that, but we did it. And now when my monthly check comes in from SSI, I DO feel I am contributing to the family finances. Hope this can maybe help you a bit? xoxoxox 's to you today....OUR day!

filled out all my own paperwork. I let them see and hear from me how evrything was going for me. Didn't care if I missed spelled words or came off as sane when I filled in their questionaires. They wanted to know. So, I told them. They turned me down and I appealed. I had just talked to the local attorney specialist on disability. When I recieved a letter saying that they were not going to fight me any more. That I would receive ALL back payments owed me from the time I quit my first job and got fired from my second.

I remember calling my hubby who was working as much overtime as his job would offer him so we could get by without my $$$'s. I MADE HIS DAY! He came home at 5:00pm that day. On the 3rd off the next month, I began receiving a portion of what the government had held from my checks for 35 years.

So my message is don't give up. Fill in that paperwork a little at a time until you finish. You will qualify. You are the type it was suppose to help. They can't ignore you especially if you have a doctor who will help you by writting even a page, 1 paragraph, on your condition. Have the doctor list everything. Like I filled in a form that listed fibro., major depression, high blood pressure, etc.

Hate to be sick but love the friendships I've made here.

Happy Fibromyalgia Day to all

Jan