Well guys you know that I was too sick to work and I had to leave my job in 2005.
You know that I used up all my unemployment insurance benefits, and tried to go back to school to improve my french to get a job again. This was no easy task as I was still sick and hardly able to walk but I did it.
You know that I worked 3 days after all that school (4 months) and had to quit cause I was still too sick.
Then I fell on welfare because I had no means of support.
Then I fought with the doctors to sign a form to go on disability.
Every specialist that I went to said the government would not grant me disability for diabetes and fibromyalgia. I changed MD's and this new MD listened and said the best that he could do for me was to ask for temporary disability; at least this way I would get a bit extra money to live on.
I applied for temporary disability and I got it. However I was disappointed I did not get a whole lot extra. Anyhow they had me jumping through hoops for tests and more tests and had me go back 3 times in a year to have the doctor fill the form out again. Each time the form was supposed to be good for six months but they refused me the last time only after 3 months, claiming that I had exhausted all that the government funds offered for temporary disability.
I was so scared I didn’t know what to do, but fortunately I had a very nice welfare agent who told me to try for permanent disability anyhow, at this point I had nothing to lose and she said she did have a few clients with fibromyalgia who got permanent disability.
I turned around and applied for permanent disability and added on other conditions that the doctor never wrote down. I was scared I wasn't going to get it and I needed to strengthen the case. I added on being morbidly obese, I was housebound 10 months out of the year and cannot walk, due to a bad back. I have osteoarthritis in the back. I added irritable bowel disorder as well. I got the disability they agreed that my condition had deteriorated since I started the temporary disability.
The welfare transferred my file to the disability pension office, and yes I do get more now but here is what I just got in the mail today:
The Minsitere de l'emploi et de la Solidarite Sociale has exchanged information with the Regie des rentes du Quebec in accordance with the act respecting access to documents.... The purpose of this.....to verify whether you had made sufficient contributions to the Regime de Rentes du Quebec to qualify for a disability pension.
If you are entitled to a disability pension, the officer ....will notify you and assist you in submitting an application to the Regie.
If you are not entitled to a disability pension, you have no steps to take and the Ministere de l'Emploi ...will continue to pay you the assistance to which you are entitled.
What a load of crap. When will they just leave me alone? I am sick I need help and I don’t need this aggravation.
Why would they transfer the darn file and then I get this letter, I should not be bothered with this, it should have been checked out before they transferred it over don't you think?
Has anyone ever had this much hoopla to go through trying to file a government claim?
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I have no knowledge of the laws and regulations in Quebec but, I've been disabled since 1996 and boy, do I have the stories to add to this article !
One example would be the day the US Social Security office told me they were rescinding my Disability checks and medical coverage effective immediately. That lasted for two years, then one day I had to talk to them and was told that ruling was caused by a clerical error of someone checking a box that shouldn't have been checked. They immediately handed me a check for the current month and resumed paying me each month plus reinstating my medical coverage. Just in time as the operation I had two years prior had failed and I needed another 3 vertebra's replaced a second time.
I just got some good news today that will assist me in spreading out and reducing my bills so that my check will go further. $1,065 a month doesn't go far !
I'll be writing an article about this news tonight if you are interested.
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Hope you could improve and start being independent again!
I was a stunt woman, what can I do other than throw myself off horses and buildings?!
But, I do remember that I got WiC for my two children when one was one and a half, and the other child three. I got it until they did their routine checks of your income, and they said my husband made too much, and we could no longer get benefits.
I was very upset, because I had no money for food, and I was counting on that to help.
Well, long story short, we have 30,000 in debt, including credit cards.
All just so, our children wouldn't starve.
That's the government for you.
Take care.
I just wanted to say I am finally going through what is now under 6,900 pieces of gather new mail that is in my inbox on here. So with that in mind I have finally come to a piece of mail that was addressed to me in regards this article submission you have created to share with the gather community. Thank you for taking the time and sharing your piece with us here at gather. :o)
And I hope you have a Happy New Year... in 2009 :o)