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mgej69 Posts: 1
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Hi, my name is Mike, I'm 58 yrs old and wish to thank you for having a group like this to help each other. My situation is in September 2011 I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and have been told by my oncologist that I have a one in five chance of living for five years. He also said 2 years was generally the average amount of time and said the statistics showed a 12% chance of surviving for 2 years. I have had to keep working through my chemo & lung radiation treatments which ended January 2012 and just recently completed cranial radiation. So thats a brief history of my illness. My question is has anyone found a waiver or a loophole for the five month waiting period. I spoke with Social Security people and they told me that I qualify for the benefits and that I qualify for the "compassionate allowance" which would have my application researched and approved within thirty days because of my terminal illness. She said the five month period is a real problem for people , espescially terminally ill and our congressman should hear about it. I can't afford to quit my job, I have all the usual bills like everyone else, mortgage, insurance, utilities , etc., and I also need my health insurance from work. I am wondering if anyone has ever found a feasible way of getting through this sh*#*y rule of five months with their heads above water. Thank you for any assistance. Mike
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