It's Spreading! New Developments (for me personally)

[Wiley50]

I guess you've read my earlier thread in Disability Issues ( at least I hope You did) " My Reality re: Disability " thread
My wife, who I have been separated from three years (but still being married says something,I still sleep there three or more times a month)
has a 27 year old daughter who is mentally retarded and has severe obsessive disorder and more,much, much more; got the letter today.
Lisa ( her Daughter) has been classified Class A on SSI which means She has been receiving full SSI ( at $579 a month this year) for many years. She's being re-classified Class B ( which is living in a relatives house and receiving "Food and Shelter".. That means they are reducing her check to almost nothing. My wife, Trish, is losing her mind about it.
One of the reasons that we no longer live together is, having lost everything to my disability and being distraught at the time,She left me. Still believing in the American Dream, Trish didn't ant won't understand, " It CAN HAPPEN HERE".
I expressed my sorrow upon her phone call, but when pressed as to what to do, proceeded to explain why I spent all summer volunteering at the Democratic Party HQ, joined up with Bernie(DU's Fly By Night)after the fraud ( same Dem HQ), which started the group that hosted the April Election Reform Conference in Nashville. And why I spend most of my time in the "2004 ER&D Forum" at DU.
Poor Trish is emotionally incapable of believing, IT CAN HAPPEN HERE AND IT FUCKIN' WELL IS"
I tried to be so gentle, But got hung up on twice and left to voice mail on the third.
I left a message that she would realize one day and I hoped it was before they came to take away Lisa as a "Defective" as they did in Germany in the late '30's. ( I did try to break the news gently, but it's been tough on me too)
No, I haven't been able to pay as much attention to the cause as people like Bernie ( or a few hundred I know ( many, by face like Andy and Brad , through the Nashville Convention 'cause I had to deal with my Mom having life-threatening surgery ( We live together) and how the SS is treating me) but, I still spend 12 hours+ a day at this machine writing LTTE's and other things that I can contribute.
People do not want to believe until it touches their own person, and even then, it takes a while. TOO FUCKIN LONG!!!
If anyone in this DU Disability Group hasn't got it yet: WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU A DEMOCRAT FOR. WHY ARE YOU HERE?
THEY ARE STEALING OUR COUNTRY AND IT TAKES EVERY ONE OF US AND EVERYONE
YOU KNOW AND NO-ONE CAN AFFORD TO LET UP NOW!!!!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!
If You think it's not about you right now,not about you and your own:
Just Wait.
It Will Be
IT IS ABOUT US ALL!

Wiley

PS- I've decided while writing this, that I will cross post in '04 ER&D Forum. For those of you there who are reading this without background on me, Please do me the favor before you criticize me, to go read my last post in "Disability Issues in the DU Issues Forum".

[roguevalley]

1. God bless you and your family, honey.

[DemInDistress]

2. what a terrible story..

government giveth then government taketh away...shame on the bsuh team for short-changing our disabled americans:cry: :cry: :hi: :dem:

[LightningFlash]

3. It's horrible certainly.....But you are strong.

A true patriot is based on the backing of their own individualized strength, not the monopoly of a single entity. You are strong and your family knows it, they will come around. This time it's for keeps, so those who can't come around, are those who get swept up in the tide.

It's that time again.....Revolution.
:toast:

[peacetalksforall]

4. Was a reason given? If yes, was it rational from any point of view?

If not, this sounds like a variant of welfare reform.

Is this Social Security Disability?

What is almost nothing?

Did it follow from a legislation change that Congress was involved in?

If yes, what is the number? Who signed?

[Kindigger]

5. I just got a letter

from Medicare, with guidelines for obtaining health care.

Avoid unnecessary doctor visits.
Use the emergency room for treatment of potentially life threatening conditions only.
If you are unsure of the above, contact your doctor for advice.

Rest and relax regularly.
Exercise every day.
Eat a well balanced diet.
Drink plenty of fluids.
Avoid alcohol and cigarettes.

Also another letter:

If you receive Medicaid, they now pay for your prescription drugs. Beginning in January 2006 Medicare will pay for them instead.

Medicare will HELP pay the cost of your prescription drugs.

Yep, I may as well go kill myself now.

[Wiley50]

6. GOOD GOD MAN! Have You seen anything REASONABILE

FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION??

THE OTHER THREAD JUST GOT HIT BY A TROLL
WHo,
(FORGIVE ME)

HAD AS MUCH (or more)
COMPASSION
AS YOU ARE SHOWING

WHAT IS GOING ON IN MY ONLY SOLICE, DU?

[peacetalksforall]

10. Wiley50 I am only sorry for the timing of my post...you did not supply

the entire story. There is nothing wrong with my questions because it is only to get all the facts. If you accuse me of not being compassinate because I only asked for more facts, I will chalk it up to stress. I would like to repeat your story to people as an example of the cruelty coming down on our country by our own, but I can't with the lack of details.

You posted a case, but not all the details. I merely asked for details.

[Wiley50]

11. What details would you like?

I thought I said it all in both threads at the disability forum.
I only posted one here but asked that people go there to read the other

Wiley

Ps I posted this in anger in this forum when it didn't belong here
It's just that I belong here
and here is where all my friends are

[Kip Humphrey]

7. Hang in there, Wiley. You have one thing no one can take...

a big heart.

...from someone who knows.

Oh, and a motley crew of DUers who appreciate and care about you!

[Wiley50]

8. I'm Lucky to Know You By Face Too, Kip

and even have your phone #
Which I plan to use Tommmorrow AM

(DAMN Man. They Hit The One in the Disability forum by a TROLL!)

I Love You and Carol, and everyone I know here

face or not

This keyboard is wet and salty right now

and it not even fuckin any fun

Wiley

PS Now you know why I didn't respond to your PM from yesterday yet

[Wiley50]

9. NoW I've seen everything here

The Mods Deleted my post in the otrher thread
AND LEFT THE TROLL!!!!!!

SKINNER, PLEASE, AN Intervention!

[Wiley50]

12. This is my last post in this thread

I posted this in this forum, the wrong forum in anger
Let's just let this one sink and die.
I half expected the mods to delete it after I posted it
and if I could I would now

But I hope everyone remembers that the Disability Issues Forum is there
and checks it once in a while
there are many of us who can't work
who spend all our time on the 11/2 Fraud
we need your support in return

Wiley

[Peace Patriot]

13. Sounds like they're cheating you. Sometimes the "squeaky wheel" gets...

...its way. I know it's A HUGE DRAG, but have you tried the "squeaky wheel" strategy?--maybe hire a lawyer for a day, to write them a threatening letter, and look up statutes and rules, etc.

I'm not a lawyer, and don't know much about this law--but maybe somewhere here at DU could advise.

DU LAWYERS?

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The only solace is that they're going way, way too far and they WILL...

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