Got first denial letter, onto recon.

[moriah]

9. Huh. Well, they said I could ask for reconsideration in my letter.

And when I went on the website I appealed the recent denial, as well as talking to my lawyer, so I did what the instructions online told me to. It asked mainly about new symptoms. Since I just got out of the hospital and the new medication has some pretty bad side effects -- I haven't been able to work a full 10 hours in a week for the last three months. This is still in state DDS hands to my knowledge.

I am applying on my own work record, so I'm just grateful that I don't have to draw SSI like my father did, and I'm hopeful that the friend I know who is also about to apply will get it based on her husband's work record (she's a widow of two different men whom she was married to for over 10 years each). She's in her 50s, not old enough though to qualify for straight widows benefits -- not full retirement age or even for Medicare until she's 55.

I've been lucky -- an old friend from years back online is loaning me some money to have in an emergency or if I cannot get more samples of the Abilify before the PAP kicks in so I can stay on it.