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At 10:30 AM 3/12/2002 -0700, you wrote: >For those new to the list, and not so new: there is no question that the >future means disability and limitations. Go for the Social Security >Disability as soon as possible. Secure the financial end (such as it is) >to ease that burden. Swallow the pride. You can still work (check the >rules and limitations) in whatever capacity you feel up to. There may be >all kinds of volunteer efforts that can make one feel useful if the paying >job is not at hand. In our case, knowing that we have SS-disability and >union-disability makes everything just awhole lot easier - because that is >just about all we have (being self-employed, seasonally is not reliable - >but I wouldn't want it any other way). See, our business really relies on >my husband's expertise too. He can't do much of the physical la >bor, but he can point and direct and oversee the work that needs to be done. > >I do know the odds are that I will or may outlive my spouse (PWP) and that >I'll be this 'work-world' displaced person. Our goal is to secure a home >and minimum of expenses so that I can continue to live in an economically >depressed area and still survive on a minimum wage economy. Our goal is >to allow my husband to continue to live in our home where he is the most >comfortable. We feel pretty darn fortunate to have the VA, SSD, & >pension, 1 dog, and no children to put through college - and a business to >keep us busy and feel useful. > >I still chuckle when my husband gets the form from Social Security that >says he needs to restate that he isn't able to work. When they find the >"cure" I will be happy to write that in big fat letters all over that >form. No one chooses to be disabled. > >Go for the Social Security Disability and don't look back! That's just my >opinion and if I'm wrong, oh well, ignore me... ~pat But realize that there is a 6 month waiting period plus the month in which you apply and if your birthday is in the last week of the month your actual wait before you get a penny will be more like eight months Yours and His David Moreland >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn