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SSI help needed, guys ! pleasepleaseplease
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sooo I have been going through the hellish process of applying for SSI for over 2+ years, buuuut (some of you might be familiar with this) when filling out an appeal online, there was a…Continue
Tags: urgent, tbi disability, help, ssi
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steffanie (Cole) Siefker Sep 10, 2012.
I know dang well that almost all of you guys could probably use an upbeat post so here yah go ! :D
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I posted this video on my facebook page a while ago of one of my "fly spits" haa (there's a caption that gives a little explanation, on yer right !)I was pretty rushed and not able to fully focus…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Vicky Varichak Aug 7, 2012.
vision therapy anyone?
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apparently my eyes no longer focus properly since i had a TBI? i only recently have began looking into vision therapy (..pun intended!) and i was just wondering if anyone here has any experience…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by BARB GEORGE May 24, 2011.
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Steffanie (Cole) Siefker replied to mego's discussion SSI help needed, guys ! pleasepleaseplease"Get an attorney.
End of story. They will take you seriously. The attorney should only get money if you are awarded and that will show that he/she is serious.
Steff"
TBI Survivors Network replied to mego's discussion SSI help needed, guys ! pleasepleaseplease"dont give up they have to back pay you talk to a attorney"
TBI Survivors Network replied to mego's discussion SSI help needed, guys ! pleasepleaseplease"Hey Meg have you worked with a attorney yet, you do know they hope you through in the towel most do they count on it and it does suck a lot of survivors end up homeless before they can ever get the first one done, its something we have to change, i…"
mego replied to mego's discussion SSI help needed, guys ! pleasepleaseplease"Well, I had reports stating stuff, but not from the last year... I am going to drop my case, and get all of the medical evidence they can handle, and start over. Which sucks, but meh.
However, at one of the appointments that I had to go to for…"
John Donne replied to mego's discussion SSI help needed, guys ! pleasepleaseplease"You need to get some stuff fro your Therapist and Psychologist and stuff.
I"m doing the appeal recently too. Wow i didn't know it was that hellish. Cause your accident was recent(kind of) and they don't believe you. that sucks.
my…"
mego posted a discussionSSI help needed, guys ! pleasepleaseplease
sooo I have been going through the hellish process of applying for SSI for over 2+ years, buuuut (some of you might be familiar with this) when filling out an appeal online, there was a little box in between questions, that if you checked it, THERE WAS NO GOING BACK: you had to go to the social security office to get forms to fill out... I had ocular bleeding/my focus has been impacted and such, so it's extremely difficult for me not to "skim" things (opposed to fully read…See More
mego replied to Richard J's discussion Do you still dream when sleeping"I'm a little bit late on this one, but here's my input, for yah:
Dreaming is awesome ! After looking into lucid dreaming techniques and just thinking about dreaming more,
I had dreams that I remembered ! Check it out, and hey,…"
Aaron replied to mego's discussion I know dang well that almost all of you guys could probably use an upbeat post so here yah go ! :D"just keep living right"
mego replied to mego's discussion I know dang well that almost all of you guys could probably use an upbeat post so here yah go ! :D"hey, thanks ! :D
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Brenda Bell replied to mego's discussion I know dang well that almost all of you guys could probably use an upbeat post so here yah go ! :D"Wonderfully Awesome!!"
mego replied to mego's discussion I know dang well that almost all of you guys could probably use an upbeat post so here yah go ! :D"haa, thanks girl - I still hafta get my bottom wisdom teeth taken out so it's making it a bit more difficult to speak perfectly clearly, but the smile was what I was after :D"
Polly Prisms replied to mego's discussion I know dang well that almost all of you guys could probably use an upbeat post so here yah go ! :D"I love it!! You're quite good at this, Meg-o. And it did make me smile. :-)
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mego replied to Hopeworks Foundation's discussion Hopeworks Foundation - seeking stories"uh, naw, I didn't say that + I was only addressing you, from myself (I am not more than one person, brain injury, or not.) nor did I tell you much of any kind of story at all... well, apparently I was just mistaken. I don't know, I am…"
mego posted a discussionI know dang well that almost all of you guys could probably use an upbeat post so here yah go ! :D
I posted this video on my facebook page a while ago of one of my "fly spits" haa (there's a caption that gives a little explanation, on yer right !)I was pretty rushed and not able to fully focus because I DID KNOW that I was totally jus' procrastinating/had stuff that I actually needed to get done, which is why my words aren't perfectly clear (I had to relearn how to speak clearly + my focus was impacted - tbi, rep rep ! haa)HOWEVER, this is what I am proud of myself about with this: despite…See More
mego replied to Southern Girl's discussion Double Vision"My eyes don't fully focus, but only to the extent where I have difficulty "following along" while reading/etc.
Do you have full out double vision? er is it like blurred? "
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B kind
B a good listener
B able to engage in physical combat
B a lover of classical music
B a tolerator of children
B an agnostic
B generous on the freeways of the world
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B kind
B a good listener
B able to engage in physical combat
B a lover of classical music
B a tolerator of children
B an agnostic
B generous on the freeways of the world
B a good sleeper
B not fearful of death
B unable to beg
B able to love
B able to feel superior
B able to understand that too much education is a fart in the dark
B able to dislike poets and poetry
B able to… Continue
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 10:32am — 9 Comments
I'm really not sure if anyone will "take my side" on this one, but that's totally alright! duhh
Being 22, standing (not wheeling about in a chair) in front of an individual of really whatever age,
I am usually considered well, a perfectly happy and healthy 22 year old - I LOOK FINE, SO I'M JUST FINE.
Which I am honestly perfectly alright with. Like really! (i hatehatehate even the consideration of receiving pity, so i can ensure you that the situation is never caused by any kind of "spotlight on a platform" song and…
Continue Posted on November 5, 2010 at 11:00am — 4 Comments
Comment Wall (14 comments)
- At 5:40pm on May 23, 2011, Richard l. massey said…
- im doing ok, and you? I saw you in the chat room earlier and said hey... maybe nextime...
- At 4:38pm on May 23, 2011, Richard l. massey said…
- helloMeg, sorry I havnt been on here in a while... Thanks for the friendship, hope to talk to you soon.
- At 1:16pm on May 18, 2011,
Sophia Kavanagh said… - hi meg thanks for the befriending hows things
- At 8:04am on November 20, 2010,
Kyle Mathews said… - cant complain people stop listening then
- At 6:56am on November 15, 2010, Kyle Mathews said…
- thank you for the friendship how r things
- At 2:32pm on October 29, 2010,
Randy said… - thanks for the friending hope all is good your way
- At 4:25pm on October 16, 2010, mary f bieschke said…
- Hey there, I just "landed" on this TBI site? Sounds good, love 2 read, love 2 relate, as it seems, "relating", seems; no IS, a problem 4 "us"? Or is it them?
Take Care Y'all Jeff ps. Ekhart Tolle, Pema Chodren good reads!!!
- At 6:43am on June 16, 2010, TBI Survivors Network said…
- Happy Birthday
- At 8:08am on April 27, 2010, Patrick gave mego a gift…
Meg- Yes, sometimes it is very difficult to stay positive. When I notice that I'm slumping into depression, I tend to keep as busy as possible. Try whatever works for you@
- At 5:16am on April 21, 2010,
Susan Riley said… - Meg, your type writer rules? Do you write? I do... SKR
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