I found out today from my Social Security disability caseworker that neither my spine orthopedic nor hip orthopedic will co-sign my application.🤬 Guess they don't believe that the continuous stabs of pain & difficulty focusing because of the pain is enough.
Hopefully, all the medical records that she has gathered in addition to my substantial mental health history and cooperation from all the psychs and therapists I've had will be enough to qualify me.
Thanks so much!
I'm immensely grateful that here in NM there's a program for low-income folks to receive aid in filing for SSI/SSDI.
I've been working with my caseworker since early December. She's done all the paperwork, gathered all my records, and will be submitting the application this week. All I had to do was answer her questions and lots of talking about my life.
@see_the_sus Thank goodness you've had help.
I hope everything works out.
I don't think I could have managed it all on my own. My anxiety and depression are thru the roof and I lose focus fast whenever I feel overwhelmed.
Plus, in the past when I requested my records for myself, I got charged and they weren't cheap.
@see_the_sus do you have a disability lawyer? I am not familiar with a SS caseworker. Do they work for Social Security or a independent company?
No lawyer needed. I qualified, (thanks to being poor), for a state program, SOAR, that provides a caseworker from a local nonprofit to assist in the filing of the application. They take no money.
@see_the_sus That sucks. Best of luck getting the care you need.
Thanks ♥️
Now if I could get some home care assistance. i qualified for that last fall and finally had a worker come by, in November, but she quit after three days. My patient care coordinator has been trying to get a new agency but there aren't enough workers.
@see_the_sus @lifeinthePNW this is a serious problem Nationwide. The jobs don't pay enough to live and so competent people have to do something else. I have been trying for a year to get an additional caregiver, without any success.
@DavidKMresists @see_the_sus @lifeinthePNW the problem is that care work, or housekeeping are "women's work" and therefore devalued to minimum wage level jobs, if that. it's hard, skilled work, but since it's mostly done by women it holds no value to men who hold the purse strings
The funny thing is that I'd prefer a male caregiver. I don't need any personal hygiene assistance and having another woman in my home doing chores & cooking reminded me too much of being around my mom. Plus, I only need help about 3 days a week.
@see_the_sus @DavidKMresists @lifeinthePNW yes, and a lot of men would prefer male caregivers, but very VERY few men go into care work because the pay is so bad and men have more options than women, even men of color... plus men are far more often accused of sexual impropriety (why there are so few men in preschool through elementary education, besides shit pay, being accused of sexual assault is a very real issue)
Yeah, I know and New Mexico has some of the lowest-paying jobs in the country.
I keep reminding myself I've been fortunate to have found an excellent therapist and a good psychiatrist in a state that has a severe deficiency of these services.
@see_the_sus I hope it goes through for you , don't give up!!!
I would honestly like to know their reasoning. Very strange.
I’m thinking about finding new orthopedics but medical specialist options are slim here in NM to but add on those who accept Medicaid and it’s damn near impossible. 😞
That's always the way. I often wonder what life expectancy would be like if we had medical care. Just medical care because we needed it, no barrier, no hoops. It seems it would solve a lot within society as well. ❤️
It's pathetic that the lifespan in this country is the lowest amongst other similar countries.
@see_the_sus #fingerscrossed and good luck!