    
michael edward poly (Whosrbud)
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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 3:26 pm: | |
i am a 60 year old male with the following disabling conditions: severe
COPD, strabismus of the right eye, ruptured meniscus in both knees,
epithelial erosion of both corneas and afflicted with severe
manic-despressive disorder. i am unable to climb a flight of stairs or
walk more than 30 feet without stopping to catch my breath and can no
longer carry anything in excess of ten pounds without great effort. i
could not exit a building quickly in case of fire and require
nebulizing treatments a minimum of four times a day. my strabismus is
such that my right and left eyes do not track with each other and as a
result i see a double image, especially while driving. since my field
of endeavor was in computer animation, i am no long able to maintain
focus of a single image on my CRT and would be unable to meet deadline
requirements in the broadcast industry. the meniscus in both knees has
been ruptured and has resulted in intense pain when i walk on any hard
surface. i also suffer from recurrent epithelial erosion in both eyes
and approximately 2-3 days of the week cannot open my eyes during
daylight hours. i would be unable to drive or work during these
episodes. though i am being treated for my bipolar disorder, it is far
from being under control and the manefestions of this disorder were
primarily responsible for my being furloughed from my last employment
16 months ago.
my wife and i are now penniless, and our COBRA will
expire in 35 days-after which we will have no medical insurance and to
make matters worse, no insurance company will write a policy because
each of us has a pre-existing condition (COPD)
i originally filled
in the online portion a year ago but never finished doing all the
paperwork application. my wife is is worse condition than me. she is 61
and has not applied for disability even though i have implored her to
do so. i contacted an attorney in charlotte but they only take on
clients who have filed and been rejected. what is the most expedient
order of things for us to do disability-wise? thank you very much for
having this resource available on the internet.
-michael |
