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-Foxy-  Title: Moderator
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Registered: 2002-5-29 21:46:17
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Am i being an idiot to refuse to even try this? (/flame suit on) |
lol silly man 
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Gaevren  Title: Wat do?
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Registered: 2004-9-15 09:29:36
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I think so many doctors meet people who would just rather mooch of the system or "take a pill" to fix their problems that they are always surprised by the ones who don't feel the need to take the easy way out.
My husband was diagnosed with high blood pressure a few months back so right away the doctor prescribed him BP meds. My husband started taking them and shortly after developed a spot in his left eye that he couldn't see through. Freaked him right out because he had no idea wtf was happening to him and didn't connect it to the meds he was taking. His biggest fear in life is going blind, pretty much. I looked up the meds on google and discovered that one of the side effects was "vision issues" (that's not quite how it said it but close enough) so I told him to stop taking them NOW and go see his doc again. (The spot started clearing up within a day of him being off the meds...took about 3 days to go away altogether).
When he told his doc about what happened, the doc started talking about other meds he could take, at which point my husband said "Why don't I just exercise more, eat better, and lose a little weight?" (He could stand to lose about 20 lbs). The doctor just blinked at him and then said "That's actually the BEST thing you could possibly do. Do that!" He was just so accustomed to patients who couldn't or wouldn't do anything to fix themselves no matter how much he urged them to that I think he just gave up at some point.
So your doctor might not so much think that you *should* take the money, more than just total surprise that you're not leaping at it like most people would be!
listos version: no reason you should go for it if you don't think you should and are doing fine without it
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EbonDragon Title: 8bit epileptic
Posts: 1,041
Registered: 2002-12-21 19:14:06
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Go for it.
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Malrothien  Posts: 455
Registered: 2002-8-4 16:48:25
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1/1/00 12:00am
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I am going to be ridiculously blunt:
You should refuse it. Why? You were disabled before you came to this country. It wasn't as if you were working here, fell at work, and became disabled as a result.
I would honestly think you were a leeach if you took the disability knowing you've had these conditions for years prior to ever thinking about coming to the US. Just because you're a permanent resident doesn't mean you should be entitled to compensation for your condition that is well established.
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deadcactus  Posts: 669
Registered: 2001-12-27 09:17:08
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Am i being an idiot to refuse to even try this? (/flame suit on) |
It's disability not an investment plan or a loto pool at work. It doesn't matter if you paid into it. It's social program to help people in need. If you honestly qualify for it then take it and better your life. The people abusing the system are those who purposefully maintain disability rather than working toward employment...
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Hawkson Title: I AM AN ASSASSIN (SHH)
Posts: 1,791
Registered: 2001-10-23 22:57:09
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Malrothien posted:
I am going to be ridiculously blunt:
You should refuse it. Why? You were disabled before you came to this country. It wasn't as if you were working here, fell at work, and became disabled as a result.
I would honestly think you were a leeach if you took the disability knowing you've had these conditions for years prior to ever thinking about coming to the US. Just because you're a permanent resident doesn't mean you should be entitled to compensation for your condition that is well established.
I've got to say - I agree.
You're on the right track refusing, and should not accept it. You didn't put money in, you don't get to take money out.
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Lothland  Posts: 194
Registered: 2004-3-8 02:11:56
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Sooz is lucky she is even in the country, if it wasn't for Wolfz being in the Military she would have been denied at immigration for her health issues.
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deadcactus Posts: 669
Registered: 2001-12-27 09:17:08
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Am i being an idiot to refuse to even try this? (/flame suit on) |
Death to sick infants! They never paid into Medicaid!
You can listen to the advise of financially mediocre morons who will never have to make the decision or you can just be completely honest and let the system regulate itself. Lying and deception are immoral. Accepting a helping hand is not...
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_sooz_ Posts: 1,256
Registered: 2004-12-4 11:40:44
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Lothland posted:
Sooz is lucky she is even in the country, if it wasn't for Wolfz being in the Military she would have been denied at immigration for her health issues.
Moot point, really, given that if Wolfz wasnt in my life i would have zero interest in living in the US.
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_sooz_ Posts: 1,256
Registered: 2004-12-4 11:40:44
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deadcactus posted:
Death to sick infants! They never paid into Medicaid!
You can listen to the advise of financially mediocre morons who will never have to make the decision or you can just be completely honest and let the system regulate itself. Lying and deception are immoral. Accepting a helping hand is not...
The problem is, i dont know when i'll be better. If i had a bum leg that would get better with physio, i would feel ok about temporarily accepting help. But this crap is degenerative and it's only gotten worse as i've got older. Im medicated to the gills and i still hear voices, struggle with apathy and self-care etc. Im scared that if i went on disability, i might never get off it, and to me that is just unacceptable.
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