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In reply to the discussion: Well my disability claim was denied [View all]Thtwudbeme
(7,737 posts)76. I am sorry- I don't think you are going to get too many more donations on DU.
I really don't, mvd. I am sorry- but- upthread you stated that you do not want to use a food pantry.
If I have been reading your threads and gofundme's correctly- your water and power will be shut off soon. That was not worth an uber trip to the grocery store.
You also wrote that "you wonder if people still care." If DUers didn't care, they would not have offered you all the suggestions they have. Sometimes "caring" means "no more money."
You are very young (compared to me)- I had a tough row to hoe in my forties too. You CAN do this. Getting a job will be hard, but you can do it.
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I'm so sorry. I hope you get some replies as to an attorney. When my husband got leukemia and
Karadeniz
Aug 2022
#1
When my daughter's claim was denied many years ago, we went to our U.S. Senator.
Grasswire2
Aug 2022
#8
Never stop appealing even if a judge rejects you - because if you finally win you will get
womanofthehills
Sep 2022
#26
I am sorry- I don't think you are going to get too many more donations on DU.
Thtwudbeme
Sep 2022
#76
I couldn't work much in the years prior to being on SSDI so I qualified for VA care
Kaleva
Sep 2022
#60
Yep. We are two years away from being able to live, eat and pay for insurance
Thtwudbeme
Sep 2022
#101