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Same, disabled. Luckily I paid into insurance and got disability coverage but even still it isn't enough to make ends meet in Los Angeles. I haven't found a sol

Same, disabled. Luckily I paid into insurance and got disability coverage but even still it isn't enough to make ends meet in Los Angeles. I haven't found a solution. It sounds like you're doing better in some regards. I would say do what you can to improve your situation like the claim and what not as early as possible and say fuck you to the negative self talk that might be holding you back from getting help. Talk to some disability advocates or lawyers to help out as well.

abirch 4y ago
I've heard that SSDI with a lawyer is much more doable than without one.
- toomuchtodo 4y ago
  Absolutely get an attorney, they will collect when you are approved. My mother waited years for her SSDI denials to be appealed, and died in the interim before the issue was resolved. Start the process ASAP. With an attorney with good recommendations from others. EDIT: AARP link because it was the least biased piece of info I could find on the topic that wasn't a lead or referral generator: https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/questions-answers/social-security-disability-application-attorney.html https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/questions-an...
thrwtllwy 4y ago
First: I have become an evangelist for disability insurance. I know it sucks but total award amounts seem to be higher and more sustainable. LA would be hard, I feel for you. Any suggestion on advocacy programs? I am in the Midwest if that helps. I know that this depends on specific impairments, but have you found ways to do things you enjoy? This is the hardest thing for me right now: I don’t want to spend the rest of my life watching TV.
- Madmallard 4y ago
  I do creative things I enjoy but I am unable to be really be physically active. I'm not really adjusted to the situation regardless, so I hope it changes for the better in the future but for now it is a plight. Maybe you want to pursue a creative endeavor. Piano, art, and game development (albeit at a very slow pace and intermittently) have been helpful for me.
- specialist 4y ago
  Prior to my last surgery, I got a high energy puppy. Total PITA. Saved my life. Hard to stay in bed when the doggo needs another walk.

abirch 4y ago

I've heard that SSDI with a lawyer is much more doable than without one.

toomuchtodo 4y ago
Absolutely get an attorney, they will collect when you are approved. My mother waited years for her SSDI denials to be appealed, and died in the interim before the issue was resolved. Start the process ASAP. With an attorney with good recommendations from others. EDIT: AARP link because it was the least biased piece of info I could find on the topic that wasn't a lead or referral generator: https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/questions-answers/social-security-disability-application-attorney.html https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/questions-an...

thrwtllwy 4y ago

First: I have become an evangelist for disability insurance. I know it sucks but total award amounts seem to be higher and more sustainable. LA would be hard, I feel for you. Any suggestion on advocacy programs? I am in the Midwest if that helps. I know that this depends on specific impairments, but have you found ways to do things you enjoy? This is the hardest thing for me right now: I don’t want to spend the rest of my life watching TV.

Madmallard 4y ago
I do creative things I enjoy but I am unable to be really be physically active. I'm not really adjusted to the situation regardless, so I hope it changes for the better in the future but for now it is a plight. Maybe you want to pursue a creative endeavor. Piano, art, and game development (albeit at a very slow pace and intermittently) have been helpful for me.
specialist 4y ago
Prior to my last surgery, I got a high energy puppy. Total PITA. Saved my life. Hard to stay in bed when the doggo needs another walk.