Thanks Barb, for the info...I'll first see if letters from my docs might help, but I'm printing out your e-mail just now and will save. I'm not sure i can afford an attorney right now... Cheers, Brenda Barb_MSN wrote: > FYI to those who feel may need a referral for the aid of a lawyer > advocate in dealing with SSDI claims that Social Security is > giving you the run around on. > > My claim was admirably (read THAT as efficient, knowledgeable, > up-to-date on all aspects of SSDI rules and regulations, AND also > very warm and supportive - PLUS a successful outcome <Ya can't ask > better than THAT!) handled by firm of Kennedy and Asociates, Inc. > > It made no differece that I live in Los Angeles and Kennedy was > out of the Mid West. > All the paperwork was done via FAX , email, or snail mail, and > once the case was i court, Kennedy sent out here a CRACKER JACK of > an attorney and in a matter of minutes she'd won me back SSDI, and > all the past-due money which SSDI owed me. > > I cannot speak highly enough of Kennedy and Associates. They can > be contacted at: > > Kennedy and Assoc. > 6732 W. 173rd Street > Tinley Park, IL 60477 > (800) 637-0593 > > By the way, I am not an employee of Kennedy and Assoc., and > receive no monetary reward of any kind for this referral. > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brenda Ambuehl <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 8:57 AM > Subject: Thanks, Jane! > > >Thanks Jane, for your advice...however, I belong to the New > Parkinson's group at > >OHSU and know Vickie well. Announced at the last meeting my job > problem, but she > >didn't offer any advice. I'll call her about the lawyer > advocate, however, since > >I'm thinking I might be using one. Glad to have her e-mail > address as well. > > > >Tell me, did you apply for disability or are you working again? > They tell me you > >are nearly always turned down the lst time around, and that an > attorney advocating > >your case helps the second time around. Problem is I really > don't know if I want > >to retire quite yet!! > > > >So you are from K falls? I knew a Lynnette Lyon and a LuAnne > Kandra years ago at > >Lewis & Clark College ('59). One was from Melin or Malin? and > one from K Falls > >area. > > > >Cheers, > > > >Brenda > > > > > >JaneRoss wrote: > > > >> Brenda, Your post to the list caught my eye because it is from > Oregon. Not > >> because I know anything about Social Security because I don't. > I was never > >> able to prove I was disabled yet, when I quit working. But I > think you can > >> find someone who can help you. Call Vickie Larkins at the > Information and > >> Referral Center. OHSU. There is a lawyer advocate I think his > last name is > >> Nye who is very good at helping PWP. She will know his full > name. > >> > >> If you have trouble speaking on the phone Vickie has email at > the same > >> office [log in to unmask] > >> > >> Goodluck and let me know how it comes out. > >> > >> >I'm a newcomer to this site and also to Parkinson's, diagnosed > only 1 1/2 > >> >years > >> >ago, and out of the 104 messages in my inbox this afternoon, I > found yours to > >> >be the most inspiring Randy. Good luck with your goals. > >> > > >> >I too have problem with my voice (my major complaint at the > moment), other > >> >than > >> >also losing my job at year's end. I've been riffed from > Kaiser Permanente > >> >(US's largest HMO) here in Portland OR due to financial crunch > (they say). As > >> >secretary in their Call Center, I was finding the .5 FTE to be > too stressful > >> >for words! I'm interested in how many others find work > stressful and how they > >> >handle it. I'm fine if left to my own devices to work on > projects one at a > >> >time--but as a secretary, it's not very realistic... one is > always juggled 10 > >> >balls at once. I have one or two more opportunities at Kaiser > and then I may > >> >have to go for a disability. My doctor is willing to sign the > paper, I just am > >> >not prepared yet to do so. I celebrated my big 60 just this > past week! > >> >That > >> >plus the PD makes me an unlikely job candidate. > >> > > >> >Anyway, I'd be interested in corresponding with anyone who is > fairly new to > >> >this disease, has any experiences with disability insurance in > US or is from > >> >the Pacific NW. > >> > > >> >Cheers, > >> > > >> >Brenda Ambuehl > >> >[log in to unmask] > >> >age 60, > >> > >> > > >> > >> jjjane > >> > http://www.geocities.com/soho/village/6263/pienet/hithgang/hitjane > r.html