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I SURELY KNOW ABOUT FALLING OFF THE ROOF.  IT HAS BEEN FOUR YRS. NOW.  THIS LAST SURGERY IN MARCH HAS LEFT ME ALMOST LIKE AN INVALID.  TERRIBLE.  YOU SHOULD QUALIFY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY.  I HAD TO RETIRE EARLY BECAUSE OF THE DISABILITY.

LETTIE68

NO PICTURES AT THIS TIME.  I HAVE, I SHOULD SAY MY FAMILY HAS, A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.  I DON'T HAVE A FULL PLATE, I HAVE A FULL PLATTER.

I DO HAVE SOME THINGS TO BE VERY THANKFUL FO.  I AM COVERED BY MEDICARE & THE VA FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.  THERE ARE ALWAYS CRACKS IN EVERY SYSTEM & IT SEEMS THAT THE MEDICAL THINGS THAT REALLY GO WRONG ARE THE ONES THAT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

I DO TRY TO HELP PEOPLE IN WHATEVER WAY THAT I CAN. BEFORE I FELL OFF THE ROOF, I MADE BEAUTIFUL QUILTS THAT I GAVE TO, INJURED RETURNING VETS, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CANCER PATIENTS, LINUS, 9/11 NEW YORKERS & AFGHANASTAN PEOPLE UPROOTED BY THE WAR.  WHEN I COULDN'T SEW, I WENT TO MAKING JEWLRY WHICH I DONATED TO THE VFW FOR DOOR PRIZES, THE WOMEN IN THE HOMELESS SHELTER BECAUSE THEY LOST THEIR JOBS & THEN THEIR PLACE TO LIVE, & FOSTER CHILDREN WHO HUNG THEIR NAMES ON THE XMAS TREES IN THE MALL. FOR 2 YRS I PUT IN A VEGGIE GARDEN & IT GREW LIKE CRAZY.  I DONATED TO THE SHELTERS FOR KIDS, MY VFW, & EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN THE RV PARK WHERE I LIVE.  I DID PLANT THE GARDEN THIS YEAR, BUT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL HAVING SPINE SURGERY.  SO, IT DIDN'T GET WATERED. THE ONLY THING THERE NOW ARE A FEW TOMATOE PLANTS & ONE YELLOW PEPPER.  I WILL TRY TO PUT IN A FEW SEEDS YET TO LEARN WHAT HAPPENS.  ONLY BAD THING IS, I CAN'T BEND, CAN BARELY WALK & HAVE SEVERAL OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS SINCE THE SURGERY. HAVE A LOT OF PAIN & I CAN BARELY SEE WITH MY LEFT EYE.  MISDIAGNOSED,  THE EYE SURGEON DID A LENSE IMPLANT OVER A DAMAGED RETINA.  NEVER HAD XRAYS IN THE ER AFTER FALLING OFF THE ROOF.  AS TIME WENT ON, THE INJURIES STARTED TO SURFACE. HAD CERVICAL SPINE SURGERY, NOW THE LUMBAR SPINE SURGERY & NEED MORE.  HAVE A HIATAL HERNIA THAT NO ONE SEEMED TO CARE ABOUT.  WHEN THAT ACTS UP, I CAN'T EVEN SWALLOW WATER & CAN'T BREATH.  BUT, WE DON'T FIX THAT IN WOMEN & WE DON'T FIX DISLOCATED COLLAR BONES IN WOMEN & I COULD GO ON BUT I'M TIRED.  MY OLDEST SON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 ORAL CANCER IN 2006.  MY OTHER CHILDREN & ME, CHIPPED IN TO PAY FOR TREATMENT, HOUSING, FOOD, ETC.  IT CAME BACK 4 MONTHS AGO.  NOW WE ARE POOLING WHATEVER MONEY WE HAVE SO HE CAN EAT & HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. HIS BROTHER HAS ALREADY DRAINED 2 SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.  I HAVE SPENT 2 WKS ON THE PHONE & INTERNET TO FIND WHERE WE CAN GET ASSISTANCE FOR HIM.  WE ARE REALLY RUNNING OUT OF ANY EXTRA MONEY.  HE IS 49 & HIS ONLY CHILD IS 25, & OUT OF STATE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL.

EVERYWHERE I TRY TO GET HELP, WE ARE DENIED.  HE IS A 49 YR OLD CAUCASION MALE WITH NO MINOR CHILDREN AT HOME.WHY IS HE NOT ABLE TO APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY?  HE CANNOT WORK FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS.  HE CANT APPLY FOR MEDICAID BECAUSE OF SOME OTHER  CRACKS HE FALLS THROUG.  HE IS APPLYING FOR MEDICAL FOR THE INDIGENT, BUT NEED TO WAIT TO LEARN IF HE QUALIFIES.  THE COUNTY HOSPITAL WON'T EVEN TREAT HIM UNLESS HE GETS APPROVED FOR THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT PROGRAM. THE CANCER IS GROWING.  ORAL CANCER IS VERY BAD.  THERE IS NOT A LONG REMISSION PERIOD.  OUR FATHERS, BROTHERS, SONS & HUSBANDS JOIN THE MILITARY TO PROTECT US SO WE STILL HAVE A FREE COUNTRY.  THE VA MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES WHOSE HUSBANDS WHO WERE KILLED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY IS A LOT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE USED TO HAVE & FOR THE FAMILIES WHO HAD LIVING VETS RETIRE. WE ARE THE ONLY GROUP COVERED BY VA WHO DON'T GET DENTAL COVERAGE.  I DID BREAK A FEW TEETH WHEN I FELL.  BUT, SINCE I AM HOME FROM THE SPINE SURGERY, MY MOUTH IS INFLAMED, THE GUMS ARE RECEDING, & THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF MY MOUTH INCLUDING MY TONGUE IS IN SEVERE PAIN. I AM BARELY ABLE TO EAT OR DRINK. I REALLY DON'T HAVE $15,000 FOR DENTAL WORK.  I AM DIABETIC SO THE MOUTH INFECTION PLAYS A BIG TOLE ON THE REST OF MY SYSTEM.  I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK ANYMORE.  ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATFUL.  VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SON, BECAUSE HE DOES NOT HAVE A BIG WINDOW OF TIME