I'm new to this board

I went from working full time to damaging my back and being in the hospital 6 days to going right back to work with a walker. I did everything to try to keep working and the pain was horrible, but my employer let me go. The employer had boxes stacked so I could not get my walker to the printer and the employer wouldn't move the boxes--I realize now the employer actually had many ADA violations and truthfully did not want to make accommodations to have disabled people working there.

I went through the Social Security Disability system and was approved and learned alot about that in the process. You really have to be proactive--even if you have an attorney--because SSA isn't going to prove your case for you and not all attorneys are going to put time in on your case.

I am sorry you were in a car accident, but at least you are here to talk about it!

Debbi

Also, you are not alone in trying to work when you are struggling with such disabling conditions and one day you finally come to the realization you just can't work any more. Last year I finally gave up using the little handicapped plaqard on the car's rear view mirror and traded it in for the handicapped car license plates. I finally accepted I wasn't going to get better and I was "permanently" disabled.