Social Security denied me. Again. What, do they think that no one deserves coverage until they are on their death beds? My kidney function is now at 10%. Do they think that I will just go away? No. But now I am forced to fight this battle when I am even sicker. I have already put in many many many hours into explaining my symptoms, explaining my daily routine, explaining my every doctor visit and every medication and every MRI, blood test, urine test, and every diagnosis. I have fulfilled their request to complete endless online forms and requests of faxes. I have sat by waiting their 3-4 months that they have to look at my information, but 30 or 60 days is all they give me to complete their forms. But I am at their mercy. I don't have a choice. Now I get to file another appeal which requires a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. Oh, I'll be there alright. Bring it on!
It upsets that Social Security can't understand that I have a progressive disease. It is a known fact that chronic kidney disease doesn't get better. I could possibly hold steady for a while. And I did - way back when. I was holding steady. And holding down a full time job. It was when I started declining that I came to the point where I couldn't work any more. I did my part. I stayed on working until the very last moment. I could not have maintained the work schedule that I had any longer. In my heart, I know that I did my part. Now why that I have a progressive disease that progressively getting worse, can't Social Security see that? How much more worse do I need to get before they "get it"?
I'm not concocting a scheme to sit home and rake in their cash! I have a legitimate disease. I didn't do this to myself. I didn't drink myself into this. I didn't smoke myself into this. I don't do drugs, I don't starve myself or over-feed myself. I have done nothing to myself! So why do people who have gotten themselves into a disease get taken care of, while I am sitting home, sick and weak, still filling out their appeal forms?
And don't even get me thinking about welfare and the illegal immigrants receiving government money. Grrr...
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