"The system is difficult BECAUSE there are so many people out there cheating it, NOT the other way around. As most people know, Getting SSI or SSDI is a long process; you ALWAYS get turned down the first two times, many the third, and it is not until…"
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Question...Idea About Help with SSD Process
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I have an idea and I think it could work. A few weeks ago, I posted about my frustration with trying to get my SSD approved and the fact that I "look" normal and can speak eloquently. Many of you…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by jaryd winslow Dec 27, 2012.
TBI Radio
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Would you ever consider moving TBI Radio to an earlier time? I'm in the Eastern time zone and due to some of my medical issues, 10PM is usually after my bedtime. I listen to the archives, but can't…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lisa Collins Nov 16, 2011.
Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD
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As of this coming Friday (10/28) I am three years out from my accident. My TBI includes damage in several areas of the brain, but what I struggle most with is executive functions. While I was a very…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by wendy renzulla-heitkamp Dec 14, 2011.
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David W Lloyd replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Question...Idea About Help with SSD Process"I can write eloquently because I can proofread, but even that does not help me every time, because sometimes an inappropriate word choice seems "normal" to me when I proofread. However, I found an online grammar checker that…"
wendy renzulla-heitkamp replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"please find a better attorney specializing in ssd will be much quicker"
Lisa Collins replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"Thanks again all. Cheryl, those are some wonderful (though unfortunate) stats and I will use them.
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Cheryl Green replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"1. http://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/severe.html
This post from the CDC mentions that 43% of people are disabled after severe TBI. That's a large percentage.
2. http://www.biausa.org/tbims-articles.htm
From Brain Injury Association of…"
Ricky w mullins replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"DO YOU HAVE A LAWYER ? SS PAYS HIM , YOU DONT , NOTHING WENT GOOD FOR ME TILL I GOT A LAWYER , GOD BLESS KEEP GOING "
Cheryl Green replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"Ok, so the fact that yours was NOT mild, Lisa, only further proves the point that discrimination is going on. Arg. I have heard about this before, someone with a significant bleed showing up on CT right after the injury, and then a year later when…"
Debbie Gibbons replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"ok, here is another point. in court i found out that the insurance company's attorney can lie about us to see if we are faking it. Really, that is torture, and reason for breakdown and most mis-understood by non brain injured people, as we are…"
Lisa Collins replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"Mary and Cheryl, thanks for the great points and more food for thought. Seems like there are some patterns here. FYI, I was in the hospital more than four weeks and they missed a pretty significant problem with my cervical spinal chord. My TBI…"
Debbie Gibbons replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"Exactly my story. We need to do more in this area, sharing more of our details, but also documenting key areas.
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mary lutz replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"I can relate to what you are saying Cheryl. The emergency room sends you home and tells you to come back if you get worse?? worse in what way?? They tell you to expect a headache for a few days, etc. I was all banged up so a couple of days later in…"
Cheryl Green replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"It's those of us who had "mild" brain injuries who cannot convince people that our ability to work has gone down or gone away. I'm on my 6th mTBI as an adult, and we're not counting childhood bike wrecks with no helmet. And…"
Glen Brist replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"Lisa, I am way behind on this discussion, but hope all goes well for you.... I had no trouble getting on SSD, but I do have to fill out a form today, to take me off of Medicare B, as my …"
Cheryl Green replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"Nah, I've never heard of it being used in actual medical practice, only research. But it's been used in research for several years, and I thought there was maybe a chance it was out there. Also, I was having a really exceptionally awful…"
mary lutz replied to Lisa Collins's discussion Having an Incredibly Difficult Time with SSD"Cheryl,
I am sorry that you are experienceing the same. As far as diffuse tensor imaging, in 2009, my psychologist that did testing wanted me to have it for proof, however, it was still not widely accepted. My lawyer would not approve the cost…"
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- At 7:55pm on November 13, 2011,
phil espinoza said… HI LISA, ANY LUCK WITH THE SSD? JUST WONDERING....
- At 10:01am on October 27, 2011, phil espinoza said…
I think alot of the complexities of TBI is that the actual damage the person experiences is not "visually evident" yOU know...like someone who is missing a leg, or something....People judge very quickly by appearances. They just "don't see" the damage we may complaint about...so, we have to basically give them a "long description" and a "class" on the brain....I've been doing this so long since my accident in 2008, I feel like I'm giving a class and Lecture on TBI...
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