Am I being a pain?

[2naSalit]

16. Well...

I would hate to see more people going through the anguish I did, and others go through so much more than I did. At least I'm still ambulatory and, even though I was homeless and living in my car for ten months, I was aware of what the whole process involved being an MPA and all. It was psychological torture and tested me every day but I somehow survived it and the reward is that I can pay rent, feed myself and keep a running vehicle available so I came out the other end with what I was aiming to get.

The only other thing I would add that is very important is that when asked on forms and in interviews about your health issue and its cause, claim that it is cumulative! Then you don't have one event scrutinized and used to screen you out. Cumulative means that your working hard or whatever has built up over time to render you unable to participate in the work force and another big thing to claim is memory loss, always claim that. I got that advise from my resource assistant who helps people apply as her job. One thing that kept me sane during it all was her hand-holding skills which she used with aplomb making sure I knew what each step was and when to expect it. I gave her a painting in gratitude.