Years and they were unsuccessful in that I can't bend lift or twist without a lot of pain. I can't stand or sit in same position for any time at all.
I filed for disability 16 months ago and still have not seen a social security Dr or talked to anyone from SS. I started my claim with a lawyer and they claim that COVID cause about 35% of their adjudicators to leave so that's their excuse.
I don't have a support system to go through the expected denials and appeals that should all have happened by now.
I feel like death would be a suitable alternative to the abject poverty I've experienced where buying someone a birthday card is an expense I have to carefully consider.
I'm broken and defeated and this is during a "friendly" administration.
My expenses total about $1000 a month and then there's the interest only payments I'm making on 5k in CC that I used to help get by early on in the process.
Now I have Trump to look forward to and pretty sure they're going to mess with Medicaid and Food stamps.
I've always been kind of a tumbleweed in that I grew up in foster homes so I don't have family that I can ask for help.
I'm crying as I write this because I have no idea how people get through this.
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