Thank you so very much to everyone who prayed for my husband and I. We are still very stressed, but have been able to "lay down our arms" for the time being! I am feeling much better than I was this morning, that is for sure!
Praise the Lord, we did get some good news today -- he will be able to return to work next Monday, and his boss is being VERY accomodating in an effort to ease him back into his work. Praise the Lord this particular trial looks to be almost at an end for us!
Please pray for my father who is , God willing, going to have a hip replacement op in October. I don't think he and my mother are saved so please pray for that first and foremost. Also pray for a young Christian friend of mine who is hanging out with a girl online who describes herself as a "Luciferian". Please pray that this girl will either get saved or get out of the Christian girl's life.
I will pray for both of your parents, Chococat. I know my husband and I were helped by the trials re: his back and surgery, etc... when it came to a renewal of our faith. I pray that the Lord will work in them the same way.
I will also pray for your friend, that she can be a light unto the darkness that is most likely plaguing her "Luciferian" friend. I will also pray for the Lord to grant her a hedge of protection so she will see clearly when interacting with this girl.
Y'all please pray for me. We just got some very disappointing financial news. My husband was turned down for disability. He has worked since he was 12 years old and has been paying into the system all that time. He has had two heart attacks, he is bipolar, his legs were crushed last year, and he has arthritis in his spine. If that is not disabled, I don't know what is.
They told us that 70% are turned down, but get disability on appeal. (Meaning hire a lawyer...)
It has been terribly hard. We lost 60% of our income. We were really counting on this. My husband is not able to work, but he is just a number I guess.
Lisa
Oh, Lisa!!!
I can so relate to your frustration, even if not being in the exact same position. When my husband was first told he would need surgery they were NOT optimistic that he would be able to return to his job as a machinist -- the only thing he had ever trained for and has done for the last 20 years! This was probably the scariest thing we've ever heard as there was no way I could replace his income with my work history.
As for the insurance companies, and Social Security -- UGH! I'll tell you something that might give you a bit of hope -- my father worked as a Quality Assurance Claims Analyst for the Social Security Administration for over 25 years. He became disabled, and despite intimately knowing the system, he was STILL turned down the first time. I truly believe that many are turned down the first time due to the high number of applicants who attempt to defraud and abuse this system (this was told to me by my father years ago...). I do NOT think this is a wise practice, and I definitely see the problems this causes to people who truly need help such as your family. I would definitely recommend finding a lawyer and re-applying. It will be worth the headaches in the end as it sounds like you have a DEFINITE reason for needing this help. RE: The lawyer you choose -- shop around. There are many who will provide free consultations, and make sure you are dealing with one that specifically works with disability claims. This may mean that the lawyer you have for your personal injury suit, will not necessarily be the best one re: your SS claims case. However, if that lawyer does do both things, perhaps he will consider taking payment on the SS work after you receive your other judgements, etc... Gosh, does this even make sense!?!? Talk about confusing -- just trying to help in regards to suggestions makes my head spin. I can't imagine how you must feel right now dealing with what must be pages, and pages of red tape...
As for you and your husband feeling like you are just a number -- I can definitely relate to that feeling as well. It truly at times feels like a matter of life and death getting just that little bit of help, and to hear from others (who seem to have NO compassion at all) "you'll just have to wait", can truly drive one insane!!!
As for the rest -- I will pray for you and your husband that God will show you his love by removing barriers in your way. I will also pray for you that he will provide all you need during this time -- I have no doubt that he will... Even though what we feel we need, and what he knows we need might not exactly match all the time. (I speak thinking about the time when we lost our house, so it's not meant to imply you don't need this assistance - just to be clearer on that point. Sometimes the Lord works in ways that aren't apparent to us is all... )
Funny, this morning I was feeling sorry for myself for feeling the same things it sounds like you are dealing with right now -- but in a much more serious way...
Please forgive me if my complaints caused you any strife...
Hang in there Lisa, and feel free to PM me if you ever need to vent or commiserate with someone who has faced many financial challenges...
Much love to you Lisa!
Tangeloper
